2023 Best Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maine to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for teaching 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.
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Top Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine
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Our analysis found University of Maine at Farmington to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Farmington, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.
UMaine Farmington undergraduate students pay an average of $20,780 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,480 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at UMaine Farmington. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UMaine Farmington also made our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #3.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Maine. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 157 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UMaine are $33,586 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,711 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that UMaine does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the undergraduate 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 #4 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $23,881 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $24,922 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at University of Southern Maine. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Husson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Maine. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 18 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Husson are $19,790 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $28,342 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Husson does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 83% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Husson also made our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #1.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of New England helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Maine. University of New England is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Biddeford, Maine that handed out 11 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNE are $39,820 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $26,205 in loans while pursuing their degree.
UNE does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 46% took at least some of their classes online.
UNE also made our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #2.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teaching programs. Standish, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $39,986 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,661 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Saint Joseph’s Maine does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 29% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 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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