2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maine, there were 44 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$12,684 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 27 bachelors’s media studies 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 Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $12,684 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$17,218 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $17,218 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Media Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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