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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$6,385 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Maine Community College the best value school in Maine for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the 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.

Full Health Professions at Eastern Maine Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly 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.

Northern Maine Community College also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #4.

Full Health Professions at Northern Maine Community College Report

Out of the 9 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at York County Community College are $3,866 a year.

York County Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine rankings.

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#4

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $3,874 per year.

Full Health Professions at Southern Maine Community College Report

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Maine Technical College are $3,864 a year.

Full Health Professions at Central Maine Community College Report

University of Maine at Presque Isle came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine ranking. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Maine at Presque Isle

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.

MCHP undergraduate students pay an average of $14,911 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Maine at Augusta landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

UMA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.

Full Health Professions at University of Maine at Augusta Report

#9

Beal College

Bangor, ME

Beal College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the small 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.

Read full report on Health Professions at Beal College

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 5,813
Rhode Island 2,703
Massachusetts 18,440
Connecticut 7,729
Vermont 1,087

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
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
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

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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