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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$16,394 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,570 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maine. With 480 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value programs for public administration and social service 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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service

$3,866 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named York County Community College the best value school in Maine for public administration and social service students. York County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wells.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at York County Community College are $3,866 a year. Public Administration & Social Service majors at York County Community College take out an average of $11,044 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$9,904 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at University of Southern Maine take out is $23,433.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$11,986 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Maine list. UMaine is a 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. On average, public administration and social service graduates from UMaine take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

University of New England

Biddeford, ME
$39,820 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Maine list. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNE are $39,820 a year.

UNE also made our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Maine list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 749
Rhode Island 426
Massachusetts 3,668
Connecticut 1,271
Vermont 233

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

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 University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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