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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 639 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,098 and $19,968 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies 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 general studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Maine

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Maine at Augusta is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 143 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

UMA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $11,175 for Maine Liberal Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Maine at Augusta.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school awarded 69 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Maine Technical College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $12,175 for maine liberal arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Central Maine Community College.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $12,238 for Maine Liberal Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Southern Maine.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 59 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

UMaine also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine is $14,886 for Maine Liberal Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Maine Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Presque Isle, Maine, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Maine Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Maine Community College is $10,472 for Maine Liberal Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Northern Maine Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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York County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. York County Community College is a public institution located in Wells, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our maine liberal arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, York County Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $10,126 for Maine Liberal Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend York County Community College.

Full York County Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine

With a ranking of #7, Southern Maine Community College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in Maine For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 144 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

SMCC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $11,921 for maine liberal arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

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