2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in Maine

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 739 people earned their degree in painting, making the major the 492nd most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 13 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in painting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality painting 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 painting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The painting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree painting students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$12,339 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Painting students.

Full University of Southern Maine Painting Report

#2

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$32,293 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Art landed the #2 spot on the list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Maine College of Art did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for Maine College of Art is $32,293 for maine bachelor’s degree painting students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Painting at Maine College of Art

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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