You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Labor Studies list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 19 ’s labor studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts Amherst supports 31,642 students, and 477 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 252 are 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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.
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