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 in Maine ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision.
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.
Our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine ranking is determined by first looking at the combined costs of average tuition, fees, and room and board before any aid is applied. 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.
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 analysis found Maine Maritime Academy to be the best value (no aid) school for bachelor’s degrees in Maine in this year’s ranking. Maine Maritime is located in Castine, Maine and has a small student population. It is a public school.
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 cost without aid for the school is $25,248 a year for undergraduates.
Out of the 13 bachelor’s degree schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Portland, Maine.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Southern Maine is ranked #7 for quality in the state of Maine. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $20,242 a year.
Out of the 13 bachelor’s degree schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine.
University of Maine has the honor of being ranked #5 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $23,698 a year.
Out of the 13 bachelor’s degree schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Farmington landed the #4 spot on the list. UMaine Farmington is a small public school situated in Farmington, Maine.
Not only is University of Maine at Farmington a great value, but it is also ranked #10 in Maine for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $19,926 a year for undergraduates.
Out of the 13 bachelor’s degree schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #5 spot on the list. UMA is a public institution located in Augusta, Maine.
University of Maine at Augusta has the honor of being ranked #12 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $16,578 a year.
University of Maine at Fort Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine list. This small public school is located in Fort Kent, Maine.
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 cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $17,625 a year.
With a ranking of #7, Husson University did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine list. Located in Bangor, Maine, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Husson University is ranked #9 for quality in the state of Maine. The average cost without aid for the school is $30,796 a year for undergraduates.
Thomas College landed the #8 spot on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine ranking. Thomas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waterville, Maine.
Thomas College has the honor of being ranked #11 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $40,888 a year.
With a ranking of #9, University of New England did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine list. 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 #6 for quality in the state of Maine. The average cost without aid for the school is $55,470 a year for undergraduates.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #10 spot on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine ranking. Located in Standish, Maine, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine has the honor of being ranked #8 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $54,922 a year.
Bowdoin College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine ranking. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brunswick, Maine.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Bowdoin College is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Maine. The average cost without aid for the school is $74,220 a year for undergraduates.
Bates College did quite well in the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine ranking, coming in at #12. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Bates College has the honor of being ranked #3 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $75,720 a year for undergraduates.
With a ranking of #13, Colby College did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Waterville, Maine.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Colby College is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Maine. The average cost without aid for the school is $76,965 a year for undergraduates.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.