2023 Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Bachelor’s list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 104 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts Amherst supports 31,642 students, and 477 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 252 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students received funds through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full UMass Amherst Veteran Student Life Report

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Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Bachelor’s list. Wentworth Institute of Technology is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 97 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2020-2021.

WIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Wentworth Institute of Technology supports 4,389 students, and 136 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 71 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,901. On top of their other funding sources, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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Boston Architectural College
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston Architectural College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Bachelor’s list. Boston Architectural College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 34 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2020-2021.

Boston Architectural College also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 742 students enrolled at Boston Architectural College, 20 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,635. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 Boston Architectural College Veteran Student Life Report

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Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Bachelor’s list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.

RISD also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Rhode Island School of Design supports 2,227 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,999. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Veteran Student Life Report