<nil> <nil>

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this <nil> ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

10 Total Awards

#2 in Quality in Maine

$22,968 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Southern Maine to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maine. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 graduate certificates to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $22,968 a year.

One thing to take note of is that University of Southern Maine does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Southern Maine is ranked #2 for overall quality in Maine.

Read More…

#2

Husson University

Bangor, Maine

3 Total Awards

#1 in Quality in Maine

$17,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s value ranking, Husson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Bangor, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Husson are $17,680 a year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Husson. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.

Husson also made our list, coming in at #1.

Full Husson University Report

Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 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.

Featured Schools

You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs.

Visit School