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2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine
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Our analysis found University of Maine at Augusta to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in Augusta, Maine, the small public school awarded 429 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMA are $19,778 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $25,806 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that UMA does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 79% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
UMA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maine list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in Orono, Maine, the fairly large public school handed out 2,047 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMaine are $33,736 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,354 in loans while pursuing their degree.
UMaine does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMaine is ranked #3 for overall quality in Maine.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Maine Maritime Academy is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Castine, Maine, the very small public school handed out 165 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Maine Maritime are $30,043 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $24,558 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Maine Maritime does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 17% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Maine Maritime did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maine list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. This medium-sized public school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 1,131 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $24,716 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,693 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at University of Southern Maine. In fact, around 66% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 578 students in 2021-2022.
Husson undergraduate students pay an average of $21,090 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $26,202 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Husson. During the 2020-2021 year, about 68% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Husson also took the #5 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maine rankings.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 271 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Saint Joseph’s Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $41,586 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,323 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Saint Joseph’s Maine does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Saint Joseph’s Maine is ranked #4 for overall quality in Maine.
University of New England landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree trade school programs. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 556 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNE are $40,950 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $24,410 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that UNE does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 41% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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