2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Apparel and Textiles
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Apparel and Textiles” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,102 people earned their degree in general apparel and textiles, making the major the 279th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 130 general apparel and textiles graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Apparel and Textiles” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general apparel and textiles. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general apparel and textiles 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 general apparel and textiles 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 Apparel and Textiles
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying apparel and textiles.
Top 2 Best General Apparel & Textiles Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Apparel and Textiles list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 84 ’s apparel and textiles degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. URI offers 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 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 URI Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Apparel and Textiles that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified ’s apparel and textiles students in 2020-2021.
Framingham State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 170 of the 4,876 students enrolled at Framingham State University were GI Bill® students, of which 130 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,993. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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 Framingham State University]](/colleges/framingham-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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