2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sales & Marketing
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Ranked Colleges
145
Degrees Awarded
$41,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Sales & Marketing” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Sales & Marketing is the 139th most popular major in the country with 5,923 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general sales and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,525 and had an average of $23,038 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 145 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,600 and $26,500 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sales & Marketing” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general sales and marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general sales and marketing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general sales and marketing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 Sales & Marketing” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sales & Marketing
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sales & Marketing”.
Top 4 Best General Sales & Marketing Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sales & Marketing list. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 16 ’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Quinnipiac, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Quinnipiac University supports 9,746 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,337. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Quinnipiac University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 Quinnipiac University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sales & Marketing list. UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 ’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.
UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.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. To help with additional expenses, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Hartford does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of Hartford Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bentley University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sales & Marketing. Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.
Bentley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 5,177 students enrolled at Bentley were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,487. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Bentley]](/colleges/bentley-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sales & Marketing that were part of this year’s ranking, Holyoke Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Holyoke Community College is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Holyoke Community College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 125 of the 4,209 students enrolled at Holyoke Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,620. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Holyoke Community College]](/colleges/holyoke-community-college/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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