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2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
297 Degrees Awarded
$7,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 509 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 297 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

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 Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. SMCC is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 141 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $8,902 for maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Southern Maine Community College

#2

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. Northern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Northern Maine Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $7,371 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Maine Community College.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Northern Maine Community College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. Central Maine Technical College is a public institution located in Auburn, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Community College is $5,385 for maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Central Maine Technical College

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Machias. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Maine at Machias is a public institution located in Machias, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Maine-Machias also took the #7 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine at Machias is $7,818 for maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Liberal Arts at University of Maine-Machias

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wells, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

York County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend York County Community College is $5,865 for maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Liberal Arts at York County Community College

#5 in overall quality

Eastern Maine Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 40 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Maine Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Maine Community College is $8,260 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Eastern Maine Community College

#4 in overall quality

University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small public school situated in Presque Isle, Maine. It awarded 10 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMPI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $9,206 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Full UMPI Liberal Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Maine at Augusta landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Augusta, Maine, this small public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

UMA also made our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $9,287 for maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Maine at Augusta.

Read more about Liberal Arts at University of Maine at Augusta

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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