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2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

5 Schools Ranked
$19,279 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for healthcare students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Maine

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

2 Total Awards
$6,745 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Maine Community College the best value school in Maine for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 2 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,745 in tuition and fees each year.

Online courses are available at Eastern Maine Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 34% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Eastern Maine Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Maine rankings.

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#2

University of Maine at Presque Isle

Presque Isle, Maine
2 Total Awards
$12,905 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Maine list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small public school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 2 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMPI are $12,905 per year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at UMPI. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

UMPI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Maine list.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
2 Total Awards
$33,586 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Maine list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 2 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $33,586 in tuition and fees each year.

One thing to take note of is that UMaine does offer online classes in some areas. 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.

UMaine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Maine list.

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#4

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine
9 Total Awards
$23,881 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for healthcare students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 basic certificates to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $23,881 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Southern Maine does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Maine list.

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36 Total Awards
$39,986 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Maine list. Located in Standish, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 36 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Saint Joseph’s Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $39,986 in tuition and fees each year.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Saint Joseph’s Maine. In 2019-2020 about 29% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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.

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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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