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 school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Maine Community College are $3,865 per 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Maine Community College is a great value for health professions students. Northern Maine Community College is a fairly 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. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at Northern Maine Community College take out is $15,933.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Maine Community College is a great value for health professions students. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a medium-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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Out of the 14 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the # 4 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. 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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Out of the 14 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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.
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University of Maine at Augusta ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maine list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.
UMA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,378 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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With a ranking of #7, Maine College of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. MCHP is a fairly 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. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from MCHP carry an average student debtload of $22,292.
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University of Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maine list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.
UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,986 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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With a ranking of #9, University of Southern Maine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the 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. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from University of Southern Maine carry an average student debtload of $26,722.
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With a ranking of #10, Husson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. 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. 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.