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. Located in Bangor, Maine, the small public school handed out 365 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Maine Community College are $6,757 per year.
The excellent programs at York County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Maine. York County Community College is located in Wells, Maine and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 193 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York County Community College are $6,640 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 804 degrees to qualified students.
SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,677 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Northern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Maine. Northern Maine Community College is located in Presque Isle, Maine and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 108 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $6,610 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. Auburn, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 349 students in 2021-2022.
Central Maine Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,640 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. UMPI is located in Presque Isle, Maine and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 272 degrees to qualified students.
UMPI undergraduate students pay an average of $13,520 in tuition and fees each 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. University of Maine at Augusta is a small public school located in Augusta, Maine that handed out 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. Located in Orono, Maine, the fairly large public school awarded 2,876 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $33,736 in tuition and fees each year.
UMaine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Trade Schools in Maine list.
Maine Maritime Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #9 on the 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Maine Maritime are $30,043 a year.
Maine Maritime also made our Best Trade Schools in Maine list, coming in at #2.
University of Southern Maine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 1,918 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $24,716 a 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. Located in Bangor, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1,065 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Husson are $21,090 a year.
Husson also made our Best Trade Schools in Maine list, coming in at #5.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 501 degrees 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Trade Schools in Maine list.
University of New England ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. Located in Biddeford, Maine, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,557 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNE are $40,950 per year.
Beal College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Maine list. Beal College is located in Bangor, Maine and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 175 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Beal College are $0 a 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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