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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for EE for a Bachelor’s

2 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$68,961 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for EE for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for EE for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 28,844 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 34 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,961 and $26,197 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for EE for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering 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 electrical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for EE for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for EE for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for EE for a Bachelor’s. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list.Our most recent data shows that 21 of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Maine were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,419. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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%.

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

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for EE for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree vets studying ee list, University of Southern Maine has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’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 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. University of Southern 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 University of Southern Maine Veteran Student Life Report

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