2023 Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges for Veterans in Maine
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Individualized Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 94th most popular major in the country with 9,057 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Maine, there were 7 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general multi-/interdisciplinary studies 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 multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 Individualized Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Individualized Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Individualized Major”.
Top 1 Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges for Veterans in Maine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Individualized Major list. Colby College is a small school located in Waterville, Maine that handed out 2 ’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our maine vets studying individualized major list, Colby has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 2,155 students enrolled at Colby College, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,447. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Colby College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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