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Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,435 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 8 degrees and certificates were awarded to information science students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #143 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Science

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our analysis found University of Maine to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maine. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

UMaine graduate students pay an average of $10,014 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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 for IS in Maine.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

University of Southern Maine graduate students pay an average of $8,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Southern Maine is ranked #5 for overall quality for IS in Maine.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 825
Connecticut 68
Vermont 115

Information Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 The Opte Project.

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