2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Maine (With Aid)

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 Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 113 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great special education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the special 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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The special ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree special ed students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Maine (With Aid)

#1

University of Maine at Farmington

Farmington, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$14,548 Average Net Price

$33,565 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. University of Maine at Farmington is a public institution located in Farmington, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine Farmington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend UMaine Farmington is $14,548 for maine bachelor’s degree special ed students with aid.

Full University of Maine at Farmington Special Education Report

#2

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$26,929 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Standish, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s Maine is $26,929 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Special Education at Saint Joseph’s Maine

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (With Aid)

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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