2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Industrial Tech for a Bachelor’s
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Industrial Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,540 people earned their degree in industrial technology/technician, making the major the 217th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 50 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Industrial Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in industrial technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Industrial Tech for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Industrial Tech for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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 Industrial Tech for a Bachelor’s list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Maine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 8,022 students enrolled at University of Southern Maine, 400 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,298. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Southern Maine offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Southern Maine]](/colleges/university-of-southern-maine/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Industrial Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fitchburg State is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Fitchburg State also made our “Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 6,728 students enrolled at Fitchburg State, 147 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,988. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fitchburg State does offer 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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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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