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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Maine

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also 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

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

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 141 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took 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.

Full SMCC Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#2

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.

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. It costs about $9,206 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend Northern Maine Community College.

Full Northern Maine Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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 Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine. This small school is located in Auburn, Maine, and it awarded 91 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Maine Technical College is $7,029 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Central Maine Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine list. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Maine Community College also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Maine Community College is $10,259 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.

Full Eastern Maine Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is located in Presque Isle, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

UMPI also took the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMPI is $10,637 for maine associate degree liberal arts students.

Full UMPI Liberal Arts General Studies Report

York County Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine ranking, coming in at #6. York County Community College is located in Wells, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

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. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $8,359 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students.

Full York County Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

University of Maine at Augusta ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine list. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 28 associates’s liberal arts 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 General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $10,631 for maine associate degree liberal arts students per year to attend UMA.

Full University of Maine at Augusta Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Maine at Machias did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine ranking, coming in at #8. University of Maine at Machias is located in Machias, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

University of Maine-Machias also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine-Machias is $9,009 for maine associate degree liberal arts students.

Full University of Maine at Machias Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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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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