2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

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 Biology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 102,043 general biology students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biology 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 general biology 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 Biology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 2 masters’s biology degrees 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 $75-$110k list. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s biology students in 2019-2020.

UNE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. 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 General Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$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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