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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Massachusetts for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 17,325 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.
Across Massachusetts, there were 1,079 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,653 and $33,438 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture and related services 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 architecture and related services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 130 students in 2020-2021.
MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 11,254 students enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 129 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,024. To help with additional expenses, 32 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 56 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
WIT also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 4,389 students enrolled at Wentworth Institute of Technology, 136 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,901. During this same period, 12 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 129 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.According to our most recent data, Harvard University supports 30,391 students, and 304 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 254 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,012. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 Harvard Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston Architectural College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 115 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston Architectural College also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3.Among the 742 students enrolled at Boston Architectural College, 20 are 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 qualified for 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Boston Architectural College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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