2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for History
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Ranked Colleges
148
Degrees Awarded
$25,000
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 History” ranking.
History is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,467 and had an average of $23,587 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 148 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,296 and $23,909 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for History” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for History
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for History”.
Top 1 Best History 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 History list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified ’s history students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 400 of the 8,022 students enrolled at University of Southern Maine were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%.
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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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