2026 Best Value Teacher Education Schools in Maine
[Teacher Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-development-levels-methods/teacher-education/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for teacher education students.
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2026 Best Value Teacher Education Schools in Maine
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Teacher Education Schools
University Of Southern Maine earned the #1 spot for value among teacher education schools in Maine. Located in the city of Portland, University Of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $12,090 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $29,940. Students borrow a median of $23,593 to complete the teacher education program here. Early-career teacher education graduates make about $47,549. That is a strong return on a $23,593 median debt. The acceptance rate is 79%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of New England earned it the #2 place for teacher education. Set in the suburb of Biddeford, University Of New England is a large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $44,210. Teacher Education graduates carry a median of $25,142 in student loans. Soon after graduation, teacher education degree recipients from University Of New England generally make around $68,490. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 92% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
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