2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Forest Sciences and Biology
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Forest Sciences and Biology” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Forest Sciences & Biology is the 635th most popular major in the country with 406 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 7 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forest sciences and biology 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 forest sciences and biology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Forest Sciences and Biology
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Forest Sciences and Biology”.
Top 1 Best Forest Sciences & Biology Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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 the New England Region for Forest Sciences and Biology. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s forest sciences and biology students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, 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 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Maine]](/colleges/university-of-maine/student-life/veterans/)
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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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