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Most affordable colleges in Maine
Maine has 24 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.
Most affordable public universities in Maine
7 public universities in Maine report net price data, ranging from $9,773 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $12,006. Maine's public universities run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable private colleges in Maine
10 private colleges in Maine report net price data, ranging from $15,163 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $22,901. Maine's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable for-profit colleges in Maine
Maine has a smaller set of for-profit colleges reporting net price data right now. This page still captures the schools that do report, sorted by what families typically pay after grants and scholarships.
This sector has a small reporting set in Maine. We still publish the full page so families can see the options that do report net price.
Most affordable community colleges in Maine
7 community colleges in Maine report net price data, ranging from $3,994 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $8,324. Maine's community colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.