2023 Best Special Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$29,700
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Special Ed for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 36,792 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,679 and had an average of $24,977 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 2,181 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,433 and $27,169 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 special education 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 Special Ed for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great special education 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 special education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Special Ed for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Special Ed for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Special Education Associate 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 Special Ed for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school situated in Johnson, Vermont. It awarded 1 associates’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Vermont University also made our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 45 of the 1,999 students enrolled at Northern Vermont University were GI Bill® students, of which 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,691. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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 Gateway Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Special Ed for an Associate list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s special ed degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Gateway Community College also made our “Best Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 6,003 students enrolled at Gateway Community College, 188 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,186. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Gateway Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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