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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 205,726 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 897 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,700 and $20,980 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,229 and $177,250 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 social sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine doctor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Sciences at UMaine

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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