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2023 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Civil Engineering is the 50th most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $63,364 and had an average of $24,364 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,248 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,492 and $26,391 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 879 civil engineering 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 Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 civil engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 20 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

MIT also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 11,254 students enrolled at MIT, 129 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,024. To help with additional expenses, 32 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Massachusetts Institute of Technology]](/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 107 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying civil eng list, Northeastern has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northeastern supports 22,905 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,441. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Northeastern Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 53 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

UNH also took the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus supports 14,348 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 103 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying civil eng list, UCONN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UCONN]](/colleges/university-of-connecticut/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 97 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.

UMass Lowell also took the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 623 of the 18,150 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Lowell were GI Bill® students, of which 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,664. To help with additional expenses, 29 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 UMass Lowell]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-lowell/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 46 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at UMaine, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMaine 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%.

Full University of Maine Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst also took the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst, 477 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Amherst does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 UMass Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)

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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIT, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,389 students enrolled at WIT, 136 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,901. In addition to receiving other benefits, 12 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. WIT 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%.

Full WIT Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

URI also took the #11 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 17,649 students enrolled at URI, 381 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. URI does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full University of Rhode Island Veteran Student Life Report

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Norwich University
Northfield, Vermont

Norwich University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking. Norwich University is a small school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 13 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Norwich, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 3,975 students enrolled at Norwich University, 822 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 569 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,528. In addition to receiving other benefits, 55 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

University of New Haven ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of New Haven also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #13.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 6,961 students enrolled at University of New Haven were GI Bill® students, of which 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,535. To help with additional expenses, 86 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full University of New Haven Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

UMass Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth supports 7,869 students, and 209 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,026. During this same period, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Veteran Student Life Report

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #13, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

Tufts also took the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

With a ranking of #14, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.

UVM also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #10.Our most recent data shows that 218 of the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,767. On top of their other funding sources, 19 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UVM]](/colleges/university-of-vermont/student-life/veterans/)

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying civil eng list, WPI has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 77 of the 6,920 students enrolled at Worcester Polytechnic Institute were GI Bill® students, of which 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,341. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Roger Williams University
Bristol, Rhode Island

Roger Williams University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking. Roger Williams University is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

RWU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #18.According to our most recent data, Roger Williams University supports 4,702 students, and 95 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 48 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,342. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Roger Williams University 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 Roger Williams University]](/colleges/roger-williams-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Central Connecticut State University supports 10,652 students, and 321 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 166 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,782. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CCSU]](/colleges/central-connecticut-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Hartford ranked #18 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s list. University of Hartford is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 21 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying civil eng list, UHart has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Hartford supports 6,493 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,928. To help with additional expenses, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Hartford offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Hartford]](/colleges/university-of-hartford/student-life/veterans/)

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

Merrimack College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 20 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

Merrimack also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #15.According to our most recent data, Merrimack supports 5,418 students, and 72 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 39 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,794. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Merrimack]](/colleges/merrimack-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts

Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Western New England did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Western New England supports 3,673 students, and 81 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 37 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,271. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 Western New England]](/colleges/western-new-england-university/student-life/veterans/)

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