2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in Maine. In total, 2,935 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maine.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Maine to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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.
Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Professions
Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Maine. Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Maine Community College are $3,865 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. Northern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Presque Isle.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Maine Community College are $3,830 a year.
Northern Maine Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine rankings.
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The excellent associate degree programs at York County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Maine. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York County Community College are $3,866 per year.
York County Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Maine. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMCC are $3,874 a year.
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Out of the 9 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the # 5 spot on the 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.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Maine at Presque Isle did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Presque Isle, UMPI is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMPI are $8,495 a year.
UMPI also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine rankings.
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Maine College of Health Professions came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine ranking. MCHP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCHP are $14,911 a year.
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University of Maine at Augusta came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine ranking. 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.
UMA also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #5.
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Beal College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Bangor, Beal College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Beal College is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in Maine.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 5,813 |
| Rhode Island | 2,703 |
| Massachusetts | 18,440 |
| Connecticut | 7,729 |
| Vermont | 1,087 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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