2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Business Administration for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, business administration and management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,927 and had an average of $25,277 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 952 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,472 and $25,784 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Business Administration for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in business administration and management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great business administration and management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the business administration and management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Business Administration for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Business Administration for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree vets studying business administration.
Top 3 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Business Administration for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking.Among the 8,022 students enrolled at University of Southern Maine, 400 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships 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
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Business Administration for a Master’s list. Located in Standish, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 1,967 students enrolled at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,527. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Business Administration for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Thomas College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list.According to our most recent data, Thomas College supports 1,705 students, and 39 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 20 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,924. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Thomas College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Thomas College]](/colleges/thomas-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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.
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