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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$8,793 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,880 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #17 most popular major in Maine with 236 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Maine

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Technologies

#1

Southern Maine Community College

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

Our analysis found Southern Maine Community College to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. Located in the 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, engineering tech majors at SMCC accumulate an average of around $11,500 in student debt.

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$3,864 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Maine list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Maine Technical College are $3,864 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Central Maine Technical College take out is $10,084.

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#3

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME
$14,338 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Maine Maritime Academy is a great value for engineering technologies students. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Maine Maritime are $14,338 a year. On average, engineering tech graduates from Maine Maritime take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$11,986 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Maine. Located in the 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. While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at UMaine accumulate an average of around $27,197 in student debt.

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$9,904 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 per year. Engineering Tech majors at University of Southern Maine take out an average of $22,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Northeast Technical Institute

Scarborough, ME

Northeast Technical Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in Maine list. Northeast Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Scarborough.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 227
Rhode Island 171
Massachusetts 805
Connecticut 316
Vermont 80

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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