Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health Professions Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s health professions education degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health Professions Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%. 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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