2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$35,100
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 Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,625 people earned their degree in elementary special education, making the major the 326th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 103 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 elementary special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in elementary special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary special education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary special education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The elementary special ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary special ed students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying elementary special ed list, GSC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 1,879 students enrolled at GSC, 211 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,127. During this same period, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Elementary Special Ed for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Standish, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary special ed students in 2020-2021.
Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Saint Joseph’s Maine supports 1,967 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,527. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Joseph’s Maine does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 Saint Joseph’s Maine]](/colleges/saint-josephs-college-of-maine/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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