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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$8,626 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,854 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maine. With 1,747 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the best value school in Maine for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMCC are $3,874 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Maine Technical College are $3,864 per year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Central Maine Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Augusta is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

UMA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Eastern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Maine. Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Maine Community College are $3,865 per year.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMaine are $11,986 per year.

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#6

Husson University

Bangor, ME

With a ranking of #6, Husson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Husson are $19,790 a year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 12,548
Rhode Island 4,236
Massachusetts 24,857
Connecticut 8,731
Vermont 1,405

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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