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2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

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When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
$17,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Husson University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maine.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Husson. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Maine.

Saint Joseph’s Maine is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
$10,014 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMaine. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$11,038 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Farmington is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMaine Farmington. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine
$8,856 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the # 5 spot on the list.

One thing to take note of is that University of Southern Maine does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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