2023 Best General Education Colleges for Veterans in Maine
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Ranked Colleges
153
Degrees Awarded
$34,300
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Education” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maine, there were 153 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,907 and $14,725 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Education” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 general education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Education
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine vets studying education.
Top 3 Best General Education Colleges for Veterans in Maine
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Education that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
UMaine also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].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 does offer 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 Maine Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 57 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Joseph’s Maine also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine supports 1,967 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,527. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine 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%.
Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 18 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
SMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 5,789 students enrolled at Southern Maine Community College, 251 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,882. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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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