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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 7,984 people earned their degree in health professions and related clinical sciences, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 927 health professions and related clinical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 175 health professions and related clinical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in health professions and related clinical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health professions and related clinical sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health professions and related clinical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Goodwin College landed the #1 spot on the list. Goodwin is a private not-for-profit institution located in East Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 164 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Goodwin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Goodwin supports 3,312 students, and 107 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 71 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,237. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Goodwin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Goodwin]](/colleges/goodwin-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berkshire Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences for an Associate. This small school is located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 associates’s health professions and related clinical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Berkshire Community College supports 1,465 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 21 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,231. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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