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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
492 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 310,601 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 492 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education 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 education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 157 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

University of Southern Maine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Education at University of Southern Maine

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maine at Farmington is a public institution located in Farmington, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine Farmington also took the #4 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking.

Read more about Education at University of Maine at Farmington

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 143 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352.

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#4

Husson University

Bangor, Maine

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Husson is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Husson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Husson are $17,100.

Full Husson University Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 55 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine master’s degree education students whose families make $48-$75k list, Saint Joseph’s Maine has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine
#1 in overall quality

University of New England did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. University of New England is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

UNE also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNE are $28,016, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNE Education Report

#7

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine
#6 in overall quality

Maine College of Art ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. Maine College of Art is located in Portland, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Maine College of Art also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maine College of Art are $37,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Education at Maine College of Art

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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