2023 Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Construction Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Construction Management is the 150th most popular major in the country with 3,846 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $66,201 and had an average of $24,806 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 314 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,702 and $25,206 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 234 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Construction Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction management 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 construction management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Construction Management for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Construction Management for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Construction Management for a Bachelor’s. Wentworth Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 106 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
WIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Management 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 12 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wentworth Institute of Technology does offer 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 WIT Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Construction Management for a Bachelor’s list. Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s construction management degrees to qualified students.
CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 321 of the 10,652 students enrolled at Central Connecticut State University were GI Bill® students, of which 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,782. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Connecticut State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CCSU]](/colleges/central-connecticut-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Construction Management for a Bachelor’s list. Roger Williams University is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s construction management degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,702 students enrolled at Roger Williams University, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,342. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Construction Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
Norwich did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 3,975 students enrolled at Norwich University, 822 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 569 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,528. In addition to receiving other benefits, 55 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Norwich University 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/)
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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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