2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Health & Wellness is the 141st most popular major in the country with 6,105 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 316 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 284 general health and wellness 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 Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general health and wellness. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general health and wellness 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 general health and wellness program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying health and wellness.
Top 8 Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Rhode Island supports 17,649 students, and 381 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 187 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,022. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Rhode Island]](/colleges/university-of-rhode-island/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Vermont supports 13,292 students, and 218 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 142 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,767. On top of their other funding sources, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Vermont]](/colleges/university-of-vermont/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 28 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
SCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 301 of the 9,331 students enrolled at SCSU were GI Bill® students, of which 202 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,110. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SCSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SCSU]](/colleges/southern-connecticut-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Castleton, Vermont, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Castleton also made our “Best General Health & Wellness 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Castleton does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Castleton University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cambridge College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Cambridge College also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 2,764 students enrolled at Cambridge College, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,459. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Cambridge College Veteran Student Life Report
Granite State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s ranking. Granite State College is located in Concord, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
GSC also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 1,879 students enrolled at Granite State College, 211 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,127. During this same period, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Granite State College Veteran Student Life Report
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Standish, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
Saint Joseph’s Maine also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 1,967 students enrolled at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,527. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine]](/colleges/saint-josephs-college-of-maine/student-life/veterans/)
Keene State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Health and Wellness for a Bachelor’s ranking. Keene State is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
Keene State also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 3,210 students enrolled at Keene State, 96 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,676. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Keene State]](/colleges/keene-state-college/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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