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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,385 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,168 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Colleges.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Technology

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME
$3,874 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

Full Information Technology at Southern Maine Community College Report

$8,378 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMA are $8,378 a year.

Full Information Technology at University of Maine at Augusta Report

$9,904 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Southern Maine

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 397
Connecticut 74
New Hampshire 50
Rhode Island 87
Vermont 210

Information Technology 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 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.

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