2023 Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is the 287th most popular major in the country with 1,930 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 59 acupuncture and oriental medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in acupuncture and oriental medicine. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent acupuncture and oriental medicine programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the acupuncture and oriental medicine program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying acupuncture and oriental medicine.
Top 2 Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s list. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 36 masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCPHS University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 7,501 students enrolled at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $26,279. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 18 masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
UBridgeport also took the #2 spot in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 85 of the 4,155 students enrolled at University of Bridgeport were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,432. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full University of Bridgeport 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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