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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,640 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, business, management and marketing students earned 316 degrees and certificates from a Maine school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Business, Management & Marketing

#1

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

Our analysis found Maine Maritime Academy to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maine. Maine Maritime is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Castine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Maine Maritime are $7,500 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 per year.

Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $8,856 per year.

University of Southern Maine also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #5.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Southern Maine Report

#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

UMaine graduate students pay an average of $10,014 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Husson University

Bangor, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Husson graduate students pay an average of $17,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Husson also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #3.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Husson University Report

#6

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

With a ranking of #6, Thomas College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Waterville.

Thomas College graduate students pay an average of $29,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Thomas College

Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 11,653
Rhode Island 1,019
Connecticut 3,389
New Hampshire 4,326
Vermont 543

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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