2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

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With 101,094 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 177 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,975 and $32,191 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting 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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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree accounting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

Thomas College

Waterville, Maine

$28,430 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 8 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Thomas College also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas College are $28,430, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$9,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Joseph’s Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine are $9,482.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)

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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