2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 1,319 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,579 and $29,999 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 128 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and 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 education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Education (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$9,024 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 Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $9,024 for Maine Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SMCC Education Report

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$5,679 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Central Maine Community College is located in Auburn, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k list, Central Maine Technical College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $5,679 for maine associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Central Maine Community College.

Full Central Maine Community College Education Report

#3

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$6,809 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. York County Community College is located in Wells, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

York County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $6,809 for maine associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend York County Community College.

Read full report on Education at York County Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Education (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Education (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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