2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Architecture is the 127th most popular major in the country with 4,982 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,005 and had an average of $26,624 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 305 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,454 and $31,625 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general architecture programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general architecture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture for a Master’s”.
Top 6 Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, MIT supports 11,254 students, and 129 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 38 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,024. On top of their other funding sources, 32 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MIT]](/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture for a Master’s list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,238. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Yale]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #3 spot on the list. Norwich is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Norwich did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Norwich supports 3,975 students, and 822 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 569 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,528. During this same period, 55 students received scholarships 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Norwich University]](/colleges/norwich-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bristol, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RWU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,702 students enrolled at RWU, 95 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,342. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst, 477 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Amherst does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Massachusetts Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)
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