2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s

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University of Southern Maine
Portland, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 8,022 students enrolled at University of Southern Maine, 400 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,298. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Southern Maine offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Eastern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in Willimantic, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

ECSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 121 of the 4,644 students enrolled at Eastern Connecticut State University were GI Bill® students, of which 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,558. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Connecticut State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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University of New England
Biddeford, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying teacher education list, UNE has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 39 of the 7,208 students enrolled at UNE were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,574. During this same period, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

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