2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k) 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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 97,666 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 86 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree public administration & social service students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

York County Community College

Wells, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$6,809 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k. York County Community College is a small public school situated in Wells, Maine. It awarded 31 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

York County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $6,809 for Maine Associate Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend York County Community College.

Full York County Community College Public Administration & Social Service Report

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$5,679 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $5,679 for Maine Associate Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Central Maine Technical College.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Central Maine Community College

#3

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$9,024 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 11 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $9,024 for Maine Associate Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at SMCC

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k)

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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