2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 102,079 teacher education grade specific students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,168 and had an average of $25,432 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 575 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,864 and $29,493 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 156 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education grade specific. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education grade specific 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 teacher education grade specific program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,961 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 72 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Maine at Farmington

Farmington, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$11,215 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMaine Farmington is a small school located in Farmington, Maine that handed out 8 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine Farmington also took the #3 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maine master’s degree grade specific ed students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMaine has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,197 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students in 2019-2020.

UNE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific 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 New England are $28,016.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific (Income $0-$30k)

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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