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2022 Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine

6 Ranked Colleges
148 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 81,167 people earned their degree in allied health professions, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, allied health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,676 and had an average of $30,684 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 342 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,617 and $36,570 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 148 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in allied health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality allied health professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the allied health professions program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree allied health students.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Allied Health Professions in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 61 associates’s allied health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $10,647 for Maine Associate Degree Allied Health students per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

Read more about Allied Health Professions at SMCC

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Maine Community College is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Maine Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Maine Community College is $10,259 for Maine Associate Degree Allied Health students.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Eastern Maine Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maine College of Health Professions. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine. This small school is located in Lewiston, Maine, and it awarded 21 associates’s allied health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCHP, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $16,172 for maine associate degree allied health students per year to attend Maine College of Health Professions.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full MCHP Allied Health Professions Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Fairfield, Maine. It awarded 32 associates’s allied health degrees in 2019-2020.

Kennebec Valley Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kennebec Valley Community College is $7,693 for maine associate degree allied health students.

Full Kennebec Valley Community College Allied Health Professions Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Fort Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine list. University of Maine at Fort Kent is a small public school situated in Fort Kent, Maine. It awarded 1 associates’s allied health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree allied health students list, UMFK has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $11,589 for Maine Associate Degree Allied Health students per year to attend UMFK.

Full University of Maine at Fort Kent Allied Health Professions Report

#6

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine

Northern Maine Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Schools for an Associate in Maine list. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Maine Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $9,206 for maine associate degree allied health students per year to attend Northern Maine Community College.

Read more about Allied Health Professions at Northern Maine Community College

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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