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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

8 Ranked Colleges
409 Degrees Awarded
$25,850 Avg Salary
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 655 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $15,791 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 409 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies 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 Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

#1

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine

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 Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Presque Isle, Maine, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Maine Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Maine Community College is $12,572 for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Maine Community College is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 141 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

SMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $12,123 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SMCC.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school awarded 91 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Central Maine Technical College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Maine Technical College is $8,745 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Presque Isle, Maine, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

UMPI also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Presque Isle is $10,025 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. York County Community College is a small public school situated in Wells, Maine. It awarded 27 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at York County Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $9,907 for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend York County Community College.

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University of Maine at Augusta ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Maine at Augusta is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 28 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMA is $11,007 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Maine Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Bangor, Maine, this small public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Maine Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $11,674 for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Eastern Maine Community College.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Maine at Machias came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Machias, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

University of Maine-Machias did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine-Machias is $10,082 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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