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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Information Science for an Associate” ranking.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 1,038 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 70 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Information Science for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general information science 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 general information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Information Science for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Information Science for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Information Science for an Associate list. BHCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 24 associates’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
BHCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 9,924 students enrolled at Bunker Hill Community College, 355 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 256 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Information Science for an Associate list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s information science degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
UMass Lowell also made our “Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 18,150 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Lowell, 623 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,664. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Lowell]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-lowell/student-life/veterans/)
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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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