2023 Best Value Healthcare Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Healthcare Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Maine to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Healthcare Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine at Augusta the best value school in Maine for healthcare students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMA is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 88 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMA undergraduate students pay an average of $19,238 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $30,847 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UMA. In fact, around 86% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
UMA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Farmington is a great place for healthcare students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. University of Maine at Farmington is a small public school located in Farmington, Maine that handed out 30 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMaine Farmington are $20,780 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $24,480 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at UMaine Farmington. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Maine. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 120 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
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.
UMaine does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Maine. Located in Portland, Maine, the medium-sized public school awarded 297 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $23,881 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $24,922 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at University of Southern Maine, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 8 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s value ranking, Husson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 153 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Husson undergraduate students pay an average of $19,790 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 $28,342 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Husson. During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Husson also took the #3 spot in our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine rankings.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in Standish, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 122 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Saint Joseph’s Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $39,986 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 $23,661 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Saint Joseph’s Maine. In fact, around 29% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saint Joseph’s Maine also made our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #4.
With a ranking of #7, University of New England did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 248 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 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 46% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
UNE not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.
Beal College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Bangor, Maine, the very small private for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Beal College are $0 per year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Beal College. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Beal College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 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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