2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Marine Sciences for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
52
Degrees Awarded
$33,500
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 Marine Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 334 people earned their degree in marine sciences, making the major the 679th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 75 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 marine sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marine sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the marine sciences 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 Marine Sciences for a Bachelor’s” 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 Marine Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Marine Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Marine Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Marine Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 52 bachelors’s marine sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying marine sciences list, UMaine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Marine Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.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. 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 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 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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