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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
409 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

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 liberal arts general studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Maine (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Auburn, Maine, and it awarded 91 associates’s liberal arts degrees 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 General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Community College is $7,029 for maine associate degree liberal arts students with aid.

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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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 141 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $10,647 for maine associate degree liberal arts students with aid.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid. Northern Maine Community College is a small public school situated in Presque Isle, Maine. It awarded 6 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal arts students with aid list, Northern Maine Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Maine Community College is $9,206 for maine associate degree liberal arts students with aid.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Presque Isle, Maine, and it awarded 10 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMPI is $10,637 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students with aid.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Machias. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Machias, Maine, and it awarded 3 associates’s liberal arts degrees 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 General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine-Machias is $9,009 for maine associate degree liberal arts students with aid.

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York County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid 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 also took the #8 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $8,359 for maine associate degree liberal arts students with aid.

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Eastern Maine Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid ranking. Eastern Maine Community College is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 40 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Maine Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Maine Community College is $10,259 for maine associate degree liberal arts students with aid.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 28 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $10,631 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students with aid per year to attend UMA.

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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%.

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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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