2023 Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
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 the New England Region for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 427 people earned their degree in other entrepreneurial and small business operations, making the major the 648th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 131 other entrepreneurial and small business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 other entrepreneurial and small business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other entrepreneurial and small business operations programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other entrepreneurial and small business operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations for an Associate list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s other entrepreneurial and small business operations degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our new england region associate degree vets studying other entrepreneurial and small business operations list, UMaine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 11,741 students enrolled at UMaine, 21 were 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 $16,419. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 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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