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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 370 people earned their degree in school librarian/school library media specialist, making the major the 717th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 41 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school librarian/school library media specialist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great school librarian/school library media specialist 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 school librarian/school library media specialist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist for a Master’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Plymouth State is a small school located in Plymouth, New Hampshire that handed out 19 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
Plymouth State also took the #1 spot in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,491 students enrolled at Plymouth State, 124 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,351. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Plymouth State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Plymouth State University]](/colleges/plymouth-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cambridge College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying school librarian/school library media specialist list, Cambridge College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 2,764 students enrolled at Cambridge College were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,459. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cambridge College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cambridge College]](/colleges/cambridge-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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