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2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,578 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Maine to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine

Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Health Professions

Our analysis found University of Maine at Augusta to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMA is ranked #5 for overall quality for health professions in Maine.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine at Farmington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. UMaine Farmington is a small public school located in the remote town of Farmington.

UMaine Farmington undergraduate students pay an average of $9,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Maine. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMaine are $11,986 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Husson University

Bangor, ME

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Husson University is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Husson are $19,790 a year.

Husson did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Saint Joseph’s Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $39,986 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNE are $39,820 per year.

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#8

Beal College

Bangor, ME

Beal College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Bangor, Beal College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges 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 8 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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