Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Value Sociology Schools in Maine

2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$35,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

Sociology is the #32 most popular major in Maine with 120 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Sociology Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value programs for sociology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Sociology

$9,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value school in Maine for sociology students. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 per year.

Read More…

Request Information
#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$11,986 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in Maine. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMaine are $11,986 per year.

Read More…

Request Information
#3

Bates College

Lewiston, ME
$59,062 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bates College is a great value for sociology students. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Bates did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Sociology Schools in Maine list.

Full Sociology at Bates College Report

Request Information
#4

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME
$58,322 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowdoin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Maine list. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bowdoin are $58,322 a 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 sociology in Maine.

Full Sociology at Bowdoin College Report

Request Information
#5

Colby College

Waterville, ME
$61,220 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Maine list. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Waterville.

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

Colby did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Sociology Schools in Maine list.

Read full report on Sociology at Colby College

Request Information

Best Value Sociology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,035
Connecticut 382
New Hampshire 140
Rhode Island 99
Vermont 59

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

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
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 Kontos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.