by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Maine ranking is part of that endeavor. This list is proof that you shouldn't avoid normally high-priced schools, since the actual price may be very affordable if you qualify for financial aid.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 8 schools across Maine to determine which have the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Maine ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $30-$48k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value (income $30-$48k) school in Maine for students working on their master’s degree. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a medium-sized student population. It is a public school.
University of Southern Maine has the honor of being ranked #4 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value.
A rank of #2 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Maine list means University of Maine is a great place for students working on their degree. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is University of Maine a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Maine for overall quality.
A rank of #3 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Maine list means University of Maine at Farmington is a great place for students working on their degree. Located in Farmington, Maine, the school is a small public institution.
Not only is University of Maine at Farmington a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in Maine for overall quality.
A rank of #4 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Maine list means Husson University is a great place for students working on their degree. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine.
Not only is Husson University a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Maine for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at Unity College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Maine. Unity is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Gloucester, Maine.
Not only is Unity College a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Maine for overall quality.
University of New England did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Maine ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Biddeford, Maine.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of New England is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Maine.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Maine ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Standish, Maine, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is Saint Joseph’s College of Maine a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Maine for overall quality.
With a ranking of #8, Thomas College did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Maine list. Thomas College is located in Waterville, Maine and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Thomas College has the honor of being ranked #8 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.