2022 Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 91,804 biology studies students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country.

Across Maine, there were 271 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biology studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biology studies 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 biology studies 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 Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 2 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biology Studies at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 2 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNE also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New England are $28,016, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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