2023 Best Teacher Education Colleges for Veterans in Maine
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Ranked Colleges
177
Degrees Awarded
$32,100
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Teacher Education” ranking.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Maine, there were 177 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Teacher Education” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the teacher education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The teacher education 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 Teacher Education”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Teacher Education
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine vets studying teacher education.
Top 2 Best Teacher Education 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 Teacher Education list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
University of Southern Maine also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,298. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Southern Maine]](/colleges/university-of-southern-maine/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Teacher Education list. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 143 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
UNE also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 39 of the 7,208 students enrolled at University of New England were GI Bill® students, of which 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 University of New England 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
- *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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