2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maine

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maine” ranking - to help you make that 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,229 and $177,250 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 a Doctorate in Maine” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maine.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. 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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#1

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maine. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 73 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UNE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New England are $28,016, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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