2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k) 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 Biology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Biology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 102,043 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 343 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,900 and $22,483 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology 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 General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.

UNE also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New England are $28,016.

Read more about General Biology at University of New England

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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.

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