2023 Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological Sciences for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 95,999 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, biology studies is the 6th most popular major in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 298 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological Sciences for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in biology studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biology studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biology studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The biological sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological Sciences for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological Sciences for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological Sciences for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine

1

University of Southern Maine
Portland, Maine

400 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological Sciences for a Master’s. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 2 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 400 of the 8,022 students enrolled at University of Southern Maine were GI Bill® students, of which 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,298. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Southern Maine Veteran Student Life Report

2

University of New England
Biddeford, Maine

39 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$11,574 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #2 spot on the list. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s biological sciences degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

UNE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list.Among the 7,208 students enrolled at University of New England, 39 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,574. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNE Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
• Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

Notes and References

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.