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 city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school 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.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Maine Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote 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.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means York County Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.
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Out of the 9 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $3,874 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Maine Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. 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.
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University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. 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 made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #2.
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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 small private not-for-profit school located in the small 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 distant town of Augusta.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMA are $8,378 per year.
UMA also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine rankings.
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Beal College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Bangor, Beal College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Beal College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.
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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.