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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

8 Ranked Colleges
297 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 365,980 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k. 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.

Northern Maine Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $15,794 for maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northern Maine Community College.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Northern Maine Community College

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k. SMCC is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 141 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $15,219 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Southern Maine Community College Liberal Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Technical College is $11,864 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Central Maine Technical College

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k list. York County Community College is a public institution located in Wells, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees 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. It costs about $13,518 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend York County Community College.

Read more about Liberal Arts at York County Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Presque Isle, Maine, and it awarded 10 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMPI has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMPI is $12,990 for maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UMPI Liberal Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Maine at Machias came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Machias, Maine, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

University of Maine-Machias also took the #7 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $12,177 for maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Maine at Machias.

Full University of Maine-Machias Liberal Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

Eastern Maine Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 40 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Maine Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $15,271 for maine associate degree liberal studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Eastern Maine Community College.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Eastern Maine Community College

#6 in overall quality

University of Maine at Augusta did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Augusta, Maine, this small public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

UMA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Augusta is $15,244 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at UMA

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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