2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for African Studies
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Degrees Awarded
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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 African Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 213 people earned their degree in African studies, making the major the 889th most popular in the United States.
Across Maine, there were 8 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great African studies programs and a strong support system for 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 African studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for African Studies
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for African Studies”.
Top 1 Best African Studies Colleges for Veterans in Maine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowdoin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for African Studies list. Brunswick, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s African studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Bowdoin also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 1,777 students enrolled at Bowdoin, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,044. To help with additional expenses, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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