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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine

6 Ranked Colleges
492 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Maine

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 492 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree education students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’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 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 143 students 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 Master’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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#2

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine
#3 in overall quality
$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 157 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 Southern Maine are $22,308.

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#3

University of Maine at Farmington

Farmington, Maine
#4 in overall quality
$14,548 Average Net Price

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the #3 spot on the list. UMaine Farmington is a small public school situated in Farmington, Maine. It awarded 30 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#4

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine
#5 in overall quality
$9,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine. Standish, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine master’s degree education students 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 College of Maine are $9,482, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine
#1 in overall quality
$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #5 spot on the list. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

UNE also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. 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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#6

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine
#6 in overall quality
$37,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Maine College of Art did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine 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.

In addition to being on our maine master’s degree education students list, Maine College of Art has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maine College of Art are $37,250, 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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