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2024 Best Value Colleges for Public Policy in Maine

1 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Policy Schools in Maine

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Policy Schools in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 6,430 people earned their degree in public policy, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public policy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,451 and had an average of $21,866 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 27 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public policy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public policy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine public policy students.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Public Policy in Maine

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Policy Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $12,055 for maine public policy students per year to attend University of Southern Maine.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Southern Maine

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