2023 Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine
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The Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Maine to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine
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Our analysis found Bowdoin College to be the best school for students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in Brunswick, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 667 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $64,910 to cover tuition and fees at Bowdoin. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in Lewiston, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 533 bachelor’s degree awards in .
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Colby College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Maine. Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 697 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Colby does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $66,600. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Husson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Maine. Husson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 509 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you want to attend Husson, expect to pay an average of $22,194 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Out of the 12 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMA is located in Augusta, Maine and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 441 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Students from Maine who attend UMA full time pay an average of $8,618 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $21,548.
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University of New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UNE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 561 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $42,550 to cover tuition and fees at UNE. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Unity College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. New Gloucester, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 225 students in .
Unity does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $12,640. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in Standish, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 201 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in .
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University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 2,038 bachelor’s degrees in .
In-state students pay an average of $12,606 in tuition and fees if they attend UMaine full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $35,346.
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University of Southern Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 966 bachelor’s degrees in .
Full-time students from Maine pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend University of Southern Maine. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $27,104.
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University of Maine at Farmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Farmington, Maine, the small public school handed out 301 bachelor’s degree awards in .
Students from Maine who attend UMaine Farmington full time pay an average of $10,989 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $23,079.
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With a ranking of #12, Thomas College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Waterville, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 163 bachelor’s degree awards in .
The average tuition and fees at Thomas College is $30,896. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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