2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Legal Research for a Master’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Legal Research for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Legal Research is the 114th most popular major in the country with 6,874 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $66,544 and had an average of $26,000 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 14 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal research programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal research program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Legal Research for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Legal Research for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Legal Research for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Legal Research for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 1 masters’s legal research degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list.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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Southern Maine offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full University of Southern Maine 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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