Maine College ROI Rankings — Best Value Universities in Maine

Colleges Ranked

High or Good ROI

$55,258

Avg Graduate Salary

$22,621

Avg Student Debt

Bowdoin College

#1 ROI in Maine

#	College / University	ROI Rating	Break-Even	Grad Salary	Med. Debt	Grad Rate	Type
🥇	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	High ROI	0.4 yrs	$82,735	$18,500	95%	Private Non-profit
🥈	Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME	High ROI	0.5 yrs	$89,964	$27,000	58%	Public
🥉	Colby College Waterville, ME	High ROI	0.5 yrs	$80,490	$19,157	89%	Private Non-profit
4	Bates College Lewiston, ME	High ROI	0.5 yrs	$69,498	$14,275	90%	Private Non-profit
5	Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME	High ROI	1.3 yrs	$59,045	$27,000	66%	Private Non-profit
6	University of New England Biddeford, ME	High ROI	1.5 yrs	$55,921	$25,250	68%	Private Non-profit
7	University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME	High ROI	1.6 yrs	$51,077	$20,160	39%	Public
8	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	High ROI	1.7 yrs	$49,958	$19,060	40%	Public
9	University of Maine Orono, ME	High ROI	2.5 yrs	$48,653	$25,000	55%	Public
10	Thomas College Waterville, ME	Good ROI	3.9 yrs	$44,991	$24,250	54%	Private Non-profit
11	Husson University Bangor, ME	Good ROI	4.3 yrs	$45,025	$27,000	59%	Private Non-profit
12	University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME	Good ROI	4.3 yrs	$44,433	$24,499	52%	Public
13	University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME	Moderate ROI	7.4 yrs	$40,956	$16,000	52%	Public
14	Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME	Low ROI	13.6 yrs	$40,778	$27,000	52%	Private Non-profit
15	University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME	Low ROI	14.7 yrs	$40,342	$22,734	27%	Public
16	College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME	Low ROI	17 yrs	$40,264	$25,050	68%	Private Non-profit
17	Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME	Insufficient Data	N/A	$37,852	$25,000	29%	Private Non-profit
18	Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts Portland, ME	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
19	Maine Media College Rockport, ME	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit

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Data Source: Rankings derived from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median salary = 10-year post-enrollment earnings. Debt = median debt among completers. ROI score and break-even years are calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.