2023 Best Industrial Technology Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Industrial Tech” ranking.
Industrial Technology is the 217th most popular major in the country with 4,540 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 50 industrial technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Industrial Tech” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the industrial technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The industrial tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Industrial Tech”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Industrial Tech
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying industrial tech.
Top 2 Best Industrial Technology 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 list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified ’s industrial tech students in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Maine also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].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 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 does offer 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s industrial tech degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Fitchburg State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Fitchburg State supports 6,728 students, and 147 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 83 are 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 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 Fitchburg State University]](/colleges/fitchburg-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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