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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine

10 Ranked Colleges
431 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's in Maine

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 183,889 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 500 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,127 and $31,796 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 431 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology 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 psychology 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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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree psychology students.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Maine

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 57 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also made our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for maine bachelor’s degree psychology students.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 82 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $17,558 for maine bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend UMaine.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Psychology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine list. University of Maine at Farmington is a public institution located in Farmington, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine Farmington also took the #6 spot in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $14,548 for maine bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend UMaine Farmington.

Full University of Maine at Farmington Psychology Report

#9 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 Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine. UMPI is a small public school situated in Presque Isle, Maine. It awarded 21 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle is $10,637 for maine bachelor’s degree psychology students.

Full UMPI Psychology Report

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Machias landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Maine-Machias is a public institution located in Machias, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Maine-Machias not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine-Machias is $9,009 for maine bachelor’s degree psychology students.

Read more about Psychology at University of Maine at Machias

#6

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Husson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine list. Husson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Husson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Husson is $18,286 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

Full Husson University Psychology Report

#7

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of New England did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine list. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 20 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNE also took the #3 spot in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNE is $34,118 for maine bachelor’s degree psychology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Psychology at UNE

#7 in overall quality

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is located in Standish, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree psychology students list, Saint Joseph’s Maine has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is $26,929 for maine bachelor’s degree psychology students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Saint Joseph’s Maine Psychology Report

#9

Bates College

Lewiston, Maine
#2 in overall quality

Bates College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine list. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree psychology students list, Bates has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $29,321 for maine bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Bates.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Psychology at Bates College

#10

Colby College

Waterville, Maine
#1 in overall quality

Colby College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine ranking. Colby is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colby also made our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Colby College is $17,777 for maine bachelor’s degree psychology students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Psychology at Colby

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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