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 has developed its Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Maine to determine which ones have the best value Bachelor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $48-$75k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that 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.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
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.
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Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Colby College the best value (income $48-$75k) school in Maine for students working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Waterville, Maine.
Colby College has the honor of being ranked #2 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $3,314.
The quality degree programs at Bowdoin College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine. Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brunswick, Maine.
Not only is Bowdoin College a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Maine for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $10,270.
A rank of #3 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine list means Bates College is a great place for students working on their degree. Bates is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewiston, Maine.
Not only is Bates College a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Maine for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $9,925.
Out of the 13 bachelor’s degree schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine.
University of Southern Maine has the honor of being ranked #7 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $8,766.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine.
Not only is University of Maine a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Maine for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $15,580.
With a ranking of #6, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine list. Fort Kent, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Maine at Fort Kent is ranked #13 for quality in the state of Maine. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $9,672.
With a ranking of #7, University of Maine at Farmington did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine list. University of Maine at Farmington is a small public school located in Farmington, Maine.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Maine at Farmington is ranked #10 for quality in the state of Maine. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $13,313.
With a ranking of #8, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine list. UMA is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Maine at Augusta is ranked #12 for quality in the state of Maine. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $10,978.
Maine Maritime Academy ranked #9 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine list. Located in Castine, Maine, the school is a small public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Maine Maritime Academy is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Maine. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $21,995.
Husson University did quite well in the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine ranking, coming in at #10. Husson University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bangor, Maine.
Not only is Husson University a great value, but it is also ranked #9 in Maine for overall quality. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $17,625.
Thomas College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine list. Thomas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Thomas College is ranked #11 for quality in the state of Maine. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $21,467.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine ranking, coming in at #12. 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 #8 in Maine for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $28,825.
University of New England did quite well in the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Maine ranking, coming in at #13. UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and has a medium-sized student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of New England is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Maine. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $31,864.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.