by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. The amount of financial aid you could receive at various schools, including some with high sticker prices, may surprise you.
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We analyzed 8 schools across Maine to determine which have the best value Master's Degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $48-$75k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value (income $48-$75k) school in Maine for students working on their master’s degree. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in Portland, Maine.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Southern Maine is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Maine.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine list. Located in Orono, Maine, the school is a fairly large public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Maine is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Maine.
The quality degree programs at University of Maine at Farmington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine. This small public school is located in Farmington, Maine.
University of Maine at Farmington has the honor of being ranked #6 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at Husson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bangor, Maine.
Husson University has the honor of being ranked #5 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at Unity College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine. Located in New Gloucester, Maine, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Unity College is ranked #7 for quality in the state of Maine.
University of New England ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine list. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of New England is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Maine.
Thomas College landed the #7 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine ranking. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine.
Thomas College has the honor of being ranked #8 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #8, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine list. Located in Standish, Maine, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is Saint Joseph’s College of Maine a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Maine for overall quality.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
