2023 Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges for Veterans in Maine
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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 Criminal Justice Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 46,814 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.
Across Maine, there were 132 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice Studies” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice Studies
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine vets studying criminal justice studies.
Top 2 Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges for Veterans in Maine
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice Studies 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 38 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Maine Technical College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,082. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Maine Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Maine Community College]](/colleges/central-maine-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. South Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice studies degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 5,789 students enrolled at SMCC, 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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