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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Human Development for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Human Development for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Human Development for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 42,112 people earned their degree in human development and family studies, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,862 and had an average of $22,387 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 361 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,661 and $14,026 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Human Development for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in human development and family studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human development and family studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The human development 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 Massachusetts for Human Development for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Human Development for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree vets studying human development.

Top 2 Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Human Development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s human development degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Boston U also made our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2.Among the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%. 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.

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Human Development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Among the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. 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.

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