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2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine

8 Ranked Colleges
297 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Studies 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 has developed its “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree liberal studies students.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts 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. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 141 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $10,647 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Southern Maine Community College

#2

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies 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 liberal studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Maine Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Maine Community College is $9,206 for maine associate degree liberal studies students.

Full Northern Maine Community College Liberal Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Auburn, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Maine Technical College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $7,029 for maine associate degree liberal studies students per year to attend Central Maine Community College.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Central Maine Community College

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Maine Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 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. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Maine Community College is $10,259 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Eastern Maine Community College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #5 spot on the list. 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.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal studies students 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 $10,637 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at UMPI

#8 in overall quality

York County Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine ranking. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 27 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal studies students list, York County Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $8,359 for maine associate degree liberal studies students per year to attend York County Community College.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine list. University of Maine at Augusta is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 28 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMA is $10,631 for maine associate degree liberal studies students.

Read more about Liberal Arts at UMA

#7 in overall quality

University of Maine at Machias did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Machias, Maine, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Maine-Machias, the school also landed 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 $9,009 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at University of Maine-Machias

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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