2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Health/Medical Prep Programs is the 104th most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health/medical prep programs graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,184 and had an average of $21,459 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 389 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,122 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical prep programs. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health/medical prep programs programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health/medical prep programs program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying medical prep.
Top 5 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 19 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
UNH also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Castleton is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Castleton also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 2,211 students enrolled at Castleton, 74 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 $5,995. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Castleton Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 138 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
MCPHS University also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, MCPHS University supports 7,501 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 7 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $26,279. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MCPHS University]](/colleges/massachusetts-college-of-pharmacy-and-health-sciences/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s list. University of New England is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 39 of the 7,208 students enrolled at UNE were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,574. During this same period, 9 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 New England Veteran Student Life Report
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