2022 Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences in Maine (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 General Social Sciences Schools in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maine For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine general social sciences students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences in Maine (With Aid)

#1

University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,631 Average Net Price

$35,150 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. University of Maine at Augusta is located in Augusta, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $10,631 for Maine General Social Sciences students with aid per year to attend University of Maine at Augusta.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at UMA

• Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences in the New England Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences (With Aid)

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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