2023 Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Adult & Continuing Education is the 432nd most popular major in the country with 1,074 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Maine, there were 21 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing 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 adult and continuing education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The adult and continuing ed 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 Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list.Of the 8,022 students enrolled at University of Southern Maine, 400 were 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Southern Maine]](/colleges/university-of-southern-maine/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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