2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 102 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$16,543 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $16,543 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$20,312 Average Net Price

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 Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMaine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine is $20,312 for maine bachelor’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 UMaine Public Administration & Social Service Report

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$34,275 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #3 spot on the list. UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNE, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New England is $34,275 for maine bachelor’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at UNE

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $75-$110k)

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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