2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Technology School for You
In 2020-2021, 124 degrees and certificates were awarded to information technology students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #29 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Information Technology Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maine to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the best value school in Maine for information technology students. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $3,874 per year. After completing their degree, IT graduates from SMCC carry an average student debtload of $14,712.
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The excellent programs at University of Maine at Augusta helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Maine. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMA are $8,378 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 397 |
Connecticut | 74 |
New Hampshire | 50 |
Rhode Island | 87 |
Vermont | 210 |
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Information Technology Related Majors for IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Information Systems | 88,434 |
Computer Science | 59,565 |
Information Science | 18,325 |
Computer Systems Networking | 14,700 |
Computer Software & Applications | 14,336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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 Craig Dennis.
More about our data sources and methodologies.