2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
42
Degrees Awarded
$24,400
Avg Cost*
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,450 people earned their degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 181 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool 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 Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying kindergarten/preschool education and teaching.
Top 1 Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching for a Bachelor’s list. Westfield State University is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
Westfield not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 5,395 students enrolled at Westfield, 197 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,224. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Westfield 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 Westfield State University]](/colleges/westfield-state-university/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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