by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 51,658 people earned their degree in finance, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 3,989 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,012 and $13,730 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance. That schools that top this list have a program in finance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The finance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree finance students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 19 associates’s finance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Finance Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Finance at Naugatuck Valley Community College
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