2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Accounting for an Associate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Accounting for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 73,172 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Maine, there were 194 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 Accounting for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Accounting for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree vets studying accounting.
Top 1 Best Accounting Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Accounting for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Auburn, Maine, and it awarded 8 associates’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Maine Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list.Of the 3,115 students enrolled at Central Maine Community College, 124 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 51 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,082. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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