2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 313,362 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 1,077 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,614 and $34,793 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 143 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing programs and cost less that 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 nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$95,207 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#4 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 23 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Maine Nursing Report

#3

Husson University

Bangor, Maine

#5 in overall quality

$17,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$104,192 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Husson University is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 24 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Husson, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Husson University are $17,100, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nursing at Husson

#4

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$9,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$97,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 56 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Joseph’s Maine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Joseph’s Maine Nursing Report

#5

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$198,380 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine master’s degree nursing students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNE has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New England are $28,016.

Full University of New England Nursing Report

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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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