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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 177,778 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, biological and biomedical sciences is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,469 and had an average of $23,170 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 707 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,752 and $25,624 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 662 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,463 and $30,985 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and biomedical sciences 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 biological and biomedical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 5 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 142 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list.According to our most recent data, UMaine supports 11,741 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 41 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list.Of the 8,022 students enrolled at University of Southern Maine, 400 were 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 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of New England is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 114 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNE also made our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #4.Among the 7,208 students enrolled at University of New England, 39 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,574. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New England offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of New England]](/colleges/university-of-new-england/student-life/veterans/)

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Maine

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the #4 spot on the list. Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Bowdoin also made our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 17 of the 1,777 students enrolled at Bowdoin were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,044. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Bowdoin College Veteran Student Life Report

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Bates College
Lewiston, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Biological & Biomedical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.

Bates not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 1,876 students enrolled at Bates College were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Bates College Veteran Student Life Report

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