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 Master'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 8 schools in Maine to determine which ones 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. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
To determine the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine ranking, we first add average tuition, fees, and room and board costs (without aid) together. 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.
To learn more, visit 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 2024 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value (no aid) school in Maine for students working on their master’s degree. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is University of Southern Maine a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Maine for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $19,194 per year for graduate students.
Out of the 8 master’s degree schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school located in Orono, Maine.
University of Maine has the honor of being ranked #3 in Maine for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $21,726 a year.
The quality degree programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine. Standish, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Saint Joseph’s College of Maine a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Maine for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $24,702 per year for graduate students.
The quality degree programs at Unity College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine. Located in New Gloucester, Maine, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is Unity College a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Maine for overall quality. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $20,650 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine list. UMaine Farmington is located in Farmington, Maine and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Not only is University of Maine at Farmington a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in Maine for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $21,374 per year for graduate students.
Husson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine ranking. Located in Bangor, Maine, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is Husson University a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Maine for overall quality. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $28,686 a year.
University of New England did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine ranking, coming in at #7. UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and has a medium-sized student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is University of New England a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Maine for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $45,002 per year for graduate students.
Thomas College did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Maine ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Waterville, Maine, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Thomas College is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Maine. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $40,888 a year.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.