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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the New England region, there were 1,596 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,675 and $30,046 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying architecture & related services.
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 the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 162 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MIT also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 11,254 students enrolled at MIT, 129 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. To help with additional expenses, 32 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. MIT does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Massachusetts Institute of Technology]](/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 90 degrees to qualified ’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region vets studying architecture & related services list, Yale has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Yale]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 166 ’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our new england region vets studying architecture & related services list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Northfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
Norwich also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 3,975 students enrolled at Norwich, 822 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 569 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,528. To help with additional expenses, 55 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Norwich does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services. WIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 153 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WIT also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, WIT supports 4,389 students, and 136 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 71 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,901. During this same period, 12 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Wentworth Institute of Technology]](/colleges/wentworth-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, Roger Williams University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services list. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 118 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
RWU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, RWU supports 4,702 students, and 95 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 48 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. RWU offers 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at RWU]](/colleges/roger-williams-university/student-life/veterans/)
Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services ranking, coming in at #7. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s architecture and related services degrees to 171 students in 2020-2021.
Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 304 of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard were GI Bill® students, of which 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full Harvard Veteran Student Life Report
University of Hartford ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services list. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 20 ’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
UHart also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, University of Hartford supports 6,493 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. On top of their other funding sources, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full UHart Veteran Student Life Report
Boston Architectural College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s architecture and related services degrees to 198 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston Architectural College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 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.
Full Boston Architectural College Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #10, Keene State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services list. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
Keene State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 3,210 students enrolled at Keene State, 96 are 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 $10,676. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Keene State 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%.
Full Keene State College Veteran Student Life Report
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