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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Maine

8 Ranked Colleges
409 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $15,791 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 409 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 141 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $10,647 for maine associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.

Full Southern Maine Community College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine. This small school is located in Presque Isle, Maine, and it awarded 6 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Maine Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $9,206 for maine associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students per year to attend Northern Maine Community College.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Northern Maine Community College

#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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine list. Auburn, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 91 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students list, Central Maine Technical College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Community College is $7,029 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students.

Full Central Maine Technical College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#5 in overall quality

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 / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine list. Eastern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students list, Eastern Maine Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $10,259 for maine associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students per year to attend Eastern Maine Community College.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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. Located in Presque Isle, Maine, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

UMPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $10,637 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students per year to attend UMPI.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at UMPI

#8 in overall quality

York County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine ranking. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 27 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

York County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend York County Community College is $8,359 for maine associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Maine at Augusta did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine ranking, coming in at #7. University of Maine at Augusta is a public institution located in Augusta, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Augusta is $10,631 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Maine at Augusta

#7 in overall quality

University of Maine at Machias came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for an Associate in Maine ranking. This small school is located in Machias, Maine, and it awarded 3 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine-Machias is $9,009 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students.

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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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