2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Maine to see which 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.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools
Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. 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. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Eastern Maine Community College carry an average student debtload of $17,720.
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The excellent programs at Northern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Maine. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Maine Community College are $3,830 a year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at Northern Maine Community College take out is $15,933.
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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 moderately-sized student population.
SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at SMCC take out is $18,008.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Maine Community College is a great value for health professions students. 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. On average, health professions graduates from Central Maine Technical College take out $22,251 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maine list. Located in the rural area of Presque Isle, UMPI is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMPI are $8,495 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. 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. Health Professions majors at UMA take out an average of $31,846 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Maine College of Health Professions ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maine list. MCHP is a 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. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from MCHP carry an average student debtload of $22,292.
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University of Maine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. 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. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from UMaine carry an average student debtload of $26,950. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $140.
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University of Southern Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 a year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from University of Southern Maine carry an average student debtload of $26,722.
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Husson University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Husson are $19,790 per year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at Husson take out is $27,167. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $185.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.