2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Education for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
40
Degrees Awarded
$39,300
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 153 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,907 and $14,725 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education 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 general education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Education for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Education for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Education for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree vets studying education list, UNE has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking.Of the 7,208 students enrolled at UNE, 39 were 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. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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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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