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2023 Best Value Trade School 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.
The Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Maine to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Schools in Maine
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Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the best value school for trade school students in Maine. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 365 degrees in 2021-2022.
Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,757 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. Located in Wells, Maine, the small public school handed out 193 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York County Community College are $6,640 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. This medium-sized public school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 804 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $6,677 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. This very small public school is located in Presque Isle, Maine, and it awarded 108 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $6,610 a year.
Out of the 14 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Maine, the small public school awarded 349 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Maine Technical College are $6,640 per year.
University of Maine at Presque Isle ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. UMPI is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 272 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UMPI are $13,520 a year.
UMPI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Trade Schools in Maine list.
University of Maine at Augusta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. UMA is a public institution located in Augusta, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 616 degrees in 2021-2022.
UMA undergraduate students pay an average of $19,778 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 2,876 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UMaine are $33,736 a year.
UMaine did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Trade Schools in Maine list.
Maine Maritime Academy ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. Maine Maritime is located in Castine, Maine and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 177 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Maine Maritime are $30,043 per year.
Maine Maritime not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Trade Schools in Maine list.
University of Southern Maine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine ranking. Located in Portland, Maine, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,918 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $24,716 per year.
Husson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #11 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 1,065 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Husson are $21,090 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Husson is ranked #5 for overall quality in Maine.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine ranking. Standish, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 501 students in 2021-2022.
Saint Joseph’s Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $41,586 in tuition and fees each year.
Saint Joseph’s Maine also took the #3 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Maine rankings.
University of New England came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine ranking. Located in Biddeford, Maine, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,557 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
UNE undergraduate students pay an average of $40,950 in tuition and fees each year.
Beal College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. Beal College is a very small private for-profit school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 175 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Beal College are $0 per year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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