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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 IS for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,394 and had an average of $28,852 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,038 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,605 and $24,016 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 70 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IS for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IS for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IS for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree vets studying is.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IS for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s IS students in 2020-2021.
BHCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 355 of the 9,924 students enrolled at BHCC were GI Bill® students, of which 256 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at BHCC]](/colleges/bunker-hill-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IS for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #2 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,664. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full UMass Lowell Veteran Student Life Report
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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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