2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) in Maine

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 101,094 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting 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 accounting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The accounting 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 Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree accounting students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) in Maine

#1

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$9,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 12 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine are $9,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Joseph’s Maine Accounting Report

#2

Thomas College

Waterville, Maine

$28,430 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas College landed the #2 spot on the list. Thomas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine master’s degree accounting students whose families make more than $110k list, Thomas College has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas College are $28,430, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at Thomas College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (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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