2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education School for You
With 151 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #24 most popular major in Maine.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value programs for education 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 in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the best value school in Maine for general education students. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, education majors at SMCC accumulate an average of around $14,725 in student debt.
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Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $39,986 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Maine. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.
UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,986 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNE are $39,820 a year.
UNE did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Education Schools in Maine list.
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Request InformationBest Value General Education Colleges in the New England Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,285 |
| Connecticut | 368 |
| New Hampshire | 319 |
| Rhode Island | 64 |
| Vermont | 137 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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).
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