2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Maine with 1,262 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Maine to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Maine
Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Maine Community College the best value school in Maine for nursing students. Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,865 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at Eastern Maine Community College take out an average of $27,052 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Maine list. Northern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Maine Community College are $3,830 per year. While working on their degree, nursing majors at Northern Maine Community College accumulate an average of around $18,240 in student debt.
Out of the 14 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $3,874 per year. On average, nursing graduates from SMCC take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 14 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.
Central Maine Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, nursing majors at Central Maine Technical College accumulate an average of around $22,251 in student debt.
Out of the 14 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Presque Isle, UMPI is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMPI are $8,495 a year.
University of Maine at Fort Kent ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Maine list. UMFK is a small public school located in the remote area of Fort Kent.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMFK are $8,505 per year. On average, nursing graduates from UMFK take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
With a ranking of #7, Maine College of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. MCHP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCHP are $14,911 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at MCHP take out is $28,000.
University of Maine at Augusta came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in Maine ranking. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMA are $8,378 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UMA take out is $36,747.
University of Southern Maine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in Maine ranking. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 per year. While working on their degree, nursing majors at University of Southern Maine accumulate an average of around $29,743 in student debt.
University of Maine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in Maine ranking. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMaine are $11,986 a year. After completing their degree, nursing graduates from UMaine carry an average student debtload of $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $140.
Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 6,626 |
| Connecticut | 3,058 |
| New Hampshire | 2,129 |
| Rhode Island | 1,091 |
| Vermont | 390 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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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