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2023 Best Value Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$35,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,696 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, economics was ranked 10th in Maine. In fact, 256 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maine to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for economics 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Economics

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value school in Maine for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, economics graduates from University of Southern Maine carry an average student debtload of $27,342.

Full Economics at University of Southern Maine Report

#2

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowdoin College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the fringe town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bowdoin are $58,322 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bowdoin is ranked #1 for overall quality for economics in Maine.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMaine are $11,986 a year. Economics majors at UMaine take out an average of $23,955 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bates College is a great value for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bates is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bates are $59,062 per year.

Bates also made our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Economics at Bates College

#5

Colby College

Waterville, ME

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Colby College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in Maine. Located in the remote town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Colby undergraduate students pay an average of $61,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Colby not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

Full Economics at Colby College Report

Best Value Economics Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,398
Connecticut 1,099
New Hampshire 353
Rhode Island 375
Vermont 202

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Economics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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