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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Maine (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
297 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

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 Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 509 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 297 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts 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 liberal arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Maine (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Auburn, Maine, and it awarded 14 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal studies students with aid list, Central Maine Technical College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $7,029 for maine associate degree liberal studies students with aid per year to attend Central Maine Technical College.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Central Maine Community College

#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid. SMCC is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 141 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $10,647 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students with aid.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at SMCC

#3

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid. Northern Maine Community College is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 6 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Maine Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $9,206 for maine associate degree liberal studies students with aid per year to attend Northern Maine Community College.

Full Northern Maine Community College Liberal Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid. UMPI is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 10 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend UMPI is $10,637 for maine associate degree liberal studies students with aid.

Read more about Liberal Arts at University of Maine at Presque Isle

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Machias. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. University of Maine-Machias is a small school located in Machias, Maine that handed out 3 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Maine-Machias, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $9,009 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students with aid per year to attend University of Maine-Machias.

Read more about Liberal Arts at University of Maine-Machias

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, York County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. York County Community College is a small school located in Wells, Maine that handed out 27 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal studies students with aid list, York County Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $8,359 for maine associate degree liberal studies students with aid per year to attend York County Community College.

Read more about Liberal Arts at York County Community College

#5 in overall quality

Eastern Maine Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid ranking. Eastern Maine Community College is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 40 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Maine Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Maine Community College is $10,259 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students with aid.

Full Eastern Maine Community College Liberal Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Maine at Augusta did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 28 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMA also took the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine at Augusta is $10,631 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Studies students with aid.

Full UMA Liberal Arts Report

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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