2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

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Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 554 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,625 and $30,690 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 347 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration and social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration and social service 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 public administration and social service 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.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 43 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Maine

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #3 spot on the list. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public administration and social service degrees to 236 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNE, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNE are $28,016, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNE Public Administration & Social Service Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (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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