2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

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 Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maine, there were 192 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher 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 teacher education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree teacher education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students 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 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.

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#2

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k list. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

UNE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher 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 New England are $28,016.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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