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2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$30,008 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,995 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Biology School for You

In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 352 degrees and certificates from a Maine school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Biology Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value programs for biology 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Maine

Check out the biology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in General Biology

$9,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value school in Maine for general biology students. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 per year. Biology majors at University of Southern Maine take out an average of $25,375 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full General Biology at University of Southern Maine Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$11,986 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in Maine. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMaine are $11,986 a year. The average amount in student loans that biology majors at UMaine take out is $26,000.

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#3

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME
$58,322 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowdoin College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Maine list. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Brunswick.

Bowdoin undergraduate students pay an average of $58,322 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bowdoin also took the #1 spot in our Best General Biology Schools in Maine rankings.

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#4

Bates College

Lewiston, ME
$59,062 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Maine list. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bates undergraduate students pay an average of $59,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Biology majors at Bates take out an average of $15,945 in student loans while working on their egree.

Bates also made our Best General Biology Schools in Maine list, coming in at #2.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME
$39,820 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Biology Schools in Maine list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

UNE undergraduate students pay an average of $39,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, biology majors at UNE accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $532.

UNE also made our Best General Biology Schools in Maine list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value General Biology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Biology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,280
Connecticut 987
New Hampshire 451
Rhode Island 534
Vermont 238

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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