Best Value Colleges in Maine
36 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME·private
Earnings
$82,735
Net Price
$14,398/yr
Grad Rate
95%
100
Value
#2
Colby College
Waterville, ME·private
Earnings
$80,490
Net Price
$17,180/yr
Grad Rate
89%
100
Value
#3
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME·public
Earnings
$51,077
Net Price
$7,482/yr
Grad Rate
40%
68
Value
#4
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME·public
Earnings
$40,956
Net Price
$7,035/yr
Grad Rate
45%
65
Value
#5
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME·public
Earnings
$89,964
Net Price
$23,414/yr
Grad Rate
60%
58
Value
#6
Bates College
Lewiston, ME·private
Earnings
$69,498
Net Price
$29,351/yr
Grad Rate
90%
53
Value
#7
Maine College of Health Professions
Lewiston, ME·private
Earnings
$79,840
Net Price
$26,312/yr
Grad Rate
67%
51
Value
#8
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME·public
Earnings
$49,958
Net Price
$13,596/yr
Grad Rate
43%
40
Value
#9
University of Maine
Orono, ME·public
Earnings
$48,653
Net Price
$17,510/yr
Grad Rate
56%
39
Value
#10
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME·private
Earnings
$59,045
Net Price
$27,555/yr
Grad Rate
67%
36
Value
#11
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME·public
Earnings
$44,433
Net Price
$16,857/yr
Grad Rate
52%
34
Value
#12
Thomas College
Waterville, ME·private
Earnings
$44,991
Net Price
$18,885/yr
Grad Rate
53%
31
Value
#13
Husson University
Bangor, ME·private
Earnings
$45,025
Net Price
$21,005/yr
Grad Rate
58%
31
Value
#14
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME·private
Earnings
$40,264
Net Price
$25,184/yr
Grad Rate
69%
27
Value
#15
University of New England
Biddeford, ME·private
Earnings
$55,921
Net Price
$38,107/yr
Grad Rate
65%
24
Value
#16
University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, ME·public
Earnings
$40,342
Net Price
$10,924/yr
Grad Rate
25%
23
Value
#17
Unity Environmental University
New Gloucester, ME·private
Earnings
$37,852
Net Price
$19,104/yr
Grad Rate
44%
22
Value
#18
Maine College of Art & Design
Portland, ME·private
Earnings
$40,778
Net Price
$38,338/yr
Grad Rate
50%
13
Value
#19
Beal University
Bangor, ME·for-profit
Earnings
$35,639
Net Price
$40,109/yr
Grad Rate
35%
8
Value
#20
Beal University
Wilton, ME·for-profit
Earnings
$35,639
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value