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Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$12,515 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maine. With 630 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our analysis found University of Maine at Augusta to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in the town of Augusta, UMA is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMA are $8,378 a year.

UMA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 a year.

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#4

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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 Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,654
Rhode Island 1,275
Massachusetts 3,382
Connecticut 2,207
Vermont 305

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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