2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 178 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,500 and $39,667 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 161 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health 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 public health 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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The public health 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 Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree public health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 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 Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Southern Maine Public Health Report

#2

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$9,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$79,967 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 13 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Joseph’s Maine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Joseph’s Maine Public Health Report

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,071 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health 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 #3 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 public health degrees to 132 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNE, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNE are $28,016, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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