2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice
2
Ranked Colleges
129
Degrees Awarded
$25,300
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 32,891 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.
Across Maine, there were 129 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine vets studying criminal justice.
Top 2 Best Criminal Justice Colleges for Veterans in Maine
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #1 spot on the list. UMA is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 12 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
UMA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of Maine at Augusta supports 4,202 students, and 288 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 91 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,109. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UMA Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Criminal Justice that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas College landed the #2 spot on the list. Thomas College is a small school located in Waterville, Maine that handed out 28 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Thomas College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 1,705 students enrolled at Thomas College, 39 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,924. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Thomas 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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