2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Hampshire
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Degrees Awarded
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 New Hampshire for Nursing for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Hampshire, there were 2,130 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,434 and $28,745 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Nursing for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing 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 nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Nursing for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Nursing for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Nursing for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Hampshire
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
UNH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking.Among the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH, 37 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UNH Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 137 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
SNHU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southern New Hampshire University supports 134,345 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern New Hampshire University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Southern New Hampshire University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rivier University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Nursing for a Master’s list. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rivier, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rivier supports 2,178 students, and 55 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,338. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Rivier]](/colleges/rivier-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin Pierce University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rindge, New Hampshire, and it awarded 15 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Franklin Pierce also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking.Among the 1,928 students enrolled at Franklin Pierce University, 2 are 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 $24,477. During this same period, 0 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%.
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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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