2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 739 people earned their degree in painting, making the major the 492nd most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 13 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in painting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great painting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the painting 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 Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree painting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting (Income $30-$48k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$9,295 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 Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Maine is $9,295 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Painting students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Painting at University of Southern Maine

#2

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$30,701 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Art landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maine College of Art, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Maine College of Art is $30,701 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Painting students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Painting at Maine College of Art

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting (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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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