2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Graduate Certificate 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 5 schools in Maine to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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Top Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine
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Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s College of Maine the best value school in Maine for students working on their graduate certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 25 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Saint Joseph’s Maine graduate students pay an average of $9,766 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, Saint Joseph’s Maine is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Saint Joseph’s Maine is ranked #2 for overall quality in Maine.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Located in Orono, Maine, the fairly large public school handed out 130 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMaine are $29,490 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMaine. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UMaine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. This medium-sized public school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 87 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Maine graduate students pay an average of $22,968 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Southern Maine does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Southern Maine is ranked #5 for overall quality in Maine.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maine at Farmington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value schools in Maine. UMaine Farmington is a small public school situated in Farmington, Maine. It awarded 25 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMaine Farmington are $11,038 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at UMaine Farmington, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMaine Farmington is ranked #4 for overall quality in Maine.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Husson is located in Bangor, Maine and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Husson are $17,680 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Husson. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Husson also made our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list, coming in at #1.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
References
- 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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