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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,907 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a .

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

#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 general education students. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-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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$39,986 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great value for general education students. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $39,986 per year.

Full General Education at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Report

#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$11,986 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Maine list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMaine are $11,986 a year.

Full General Education at University of Maine Report

#4

University of New England

Biddeford, ME
$39,820 Average Tuition & Fees

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 suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNE are $39,820 a year.

UNE not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best General Education Schools in Maine list.

Read full report on General Education at University of New England

Best Value General Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,285
Connecticut 368
New Hampshire 319
Rhode Island 64
Vermont 137

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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