2023 Best Secondary Education Colleges for Veterans in Maine

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Secondary Teaching” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Maine, there were 60 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Secondary Teaching” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the secondary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The secondary teaching 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 Secondary Teaching”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Secondary Teaching

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Secondary Teaching”.

Top 2 Best Secondary Education Colleges for Veterans in Maine

1

University of Maine
Orono, Maine

21 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$16,419 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Secondary Teaching that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Maine, 21 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 $16,419. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Maine]](/colleges/university-of-maine/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, Maine

62 GI Bill® Students**

$5,493 Average GI Bill® Award

$35,051 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Secondary Teaching list. This small school is located in Farmington, Maine, and it awarded 11 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

UMaine Farmington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 1,862 students enrolled at University of Maine at Farmington, 62 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,493. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maine at Farmington does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full UMaine Farmington Veteran Student Life Report

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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

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.

Credits

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