2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Special Ed
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$32,800
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Other Special Ed” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,227 people earned their degree in other special education and teaching, making the major the 418th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 105 other special education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Special Ed” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other special education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other special education and teaching programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other special education and teaching program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Special Ed
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying other special ed.
Top 3 Best Other Special Education & Teaching Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Special Ed. Rhode Island College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s other special education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
RIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 206 of the 7,072 students enrolled at RIC were GI Bill® students, of which 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,369. On top of their other funding sources, 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 RIC]](/colleges/rhode-island-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Special Ed that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Saint Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 2,305 students enrolled at University of Saint Joseph, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,476. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 University of Saint Joseph Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Special Ed that were part of this year’s ranking, Lasell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lasell is located in Newton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s other special education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lasell, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lasell University supports 1,951 students, and 58 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,225. During this same period, 8 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 Lasell University]](/colleges/lasell-college/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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