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2023 Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Speech Communication for a Master's

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 Speech Communication for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Speech Communication is the 18th most popular major in the country with 41,146 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 2,035 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in speech communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent speech communication 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 speech communication program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying speech communication list, UCONN has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UCONN Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 8 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

URI also made our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 381 of the 17,649 students enrolled at University of Rhode Island were GI Bill® students, of which 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Rhode Island offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Rhode Island]](/colleges/university-of-rhode-island/student-life/veterans/)

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Regis College
Weston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s list. Weston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying speech communication list, Regis College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 3,460 students enrolled at Regis College, 86 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 51 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,384. To help with additional expenses, 6 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Regis College]](/colleges/regis-college/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 15 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

UHart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 6,493 students enrolled at University of Hartford, 96 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Hartford offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 University of Hartford]](/colleges/university-of-hartford/student-life/veterans/)

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Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

Fitchburg State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 147 of the 6,728 students enrolled at Fitchburg State University were GI Bill® students, of which 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,988. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%.

Full Fitchburg State Veteran Student Life Report

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Bryant University
Smithfield, Rhode Island

Bryant University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Speech Communication for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Smithfield, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s speech communication degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying speech communication list, Bryant has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 46 of the 3,674 students enrolled at Bryant were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,003. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 Bryant University]](/colleges/bryant-university/student-life/veterans/)

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