2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

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Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 54 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$13,989 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $13,989 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $0-$30k)

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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