2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Other Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Engineering is the 252nd most popular major in the country with 2,760 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 447 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other engineering 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 other engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 262 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying other engineering list, Northeastern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Master’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. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Northeastern Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
UMass Lowell also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 18,150 students enrolled at UMass Lowell, 623 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,664. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 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%.
Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying other engineering list, UHart has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UHart supports 6,493 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. To help with additional expenses, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full UHart Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 20 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying other engineering list, WPI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 6,920 students enrolled at WPI, 77 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute Veteran Student Life Report
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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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