2022 Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences (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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 19,542 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 8 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences 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 general social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine general social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$9,287 Average Net Price

$35,150 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maine at Augusta is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 5 ’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine at Augusta is $9,287 for Maine General Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of Maine at Augusta

• Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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