2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k) in Maine

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Biotech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Biotechnology is the 171st most popular major in the country with 3,585 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,092 and had an average of $32,815 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 5 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 biotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

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

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biotechnology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The biotech 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 Vallue Biotech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Biotech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,647 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Biotech Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 5 associates’s biotech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $10,647 for maine associate degree biotech students whose families make more than $110k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Henk Caspers/Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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