2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,700 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 51 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security 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 computer and IS security 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 Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$12,123 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. SMCC is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $12,123 for maine associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$8,745 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $48-$75k list, Central Maine Technical College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Technical College is $8,745 for Maine Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $48-$75k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (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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