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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
409 Degrees Awarded
$8,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 655 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $15,791 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 409 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 141 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $9,024 for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SMCC.

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#2

Northern Maine Community College

Presque Isle, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northern Maine Community College is located in Presque Isle, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, Northern Maine Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Maine Community College is $8,190 for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Central Maine Technical College is located in Auburn, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 91 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Central Maine Technical College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Community College is $5,679 for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Machias. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Machias, Maine, and it awarded 3 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Maine-Machias not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $7,466 for Maine Associate Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Maine at Machias.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMPI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMPI is $9,279 for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of Maine at Presque Isle Liberal Arts General Studies Report

York County Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. York County Community College is a public institution located in Wells, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, York County Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $6,809 for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend York County Community College.

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Eastern Maine Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Eastern Maine Community College is a public institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Maine Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Maine Community College is $9,356 for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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University of Maine at Augusta ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Augusta, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMA is $8,986 for maine associate degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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