2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 309 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,733 and $31,392 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 101 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer and information sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and information sciences 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 & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree computer & information sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$12,123 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

SMCC also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $12,123 for Maine Associate Degree Computer & Information Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full SMCC Computer & Information Sciences Report

#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 & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. Auburn, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Technical College is $8,745 for maine associate degree computer & information sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Central Maine Technical College Computer & Information Sciences Report

#3

University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$11,007 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 5 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine at Augusta is $11,007 for Maine Associate Degree Computer & Information Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full UMA Computer & Information Sciences Report

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