2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling in the New England Region

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In 2021-2022, 1,017 people earned their degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling, making the major the 422nd most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 17 vocational rehabilitation counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 vocational rehabilitation counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,593 and $42,781 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their vocational rehabilitation counseling program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Major in the New England Region”.

Top 3 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling in the New England Region

1

Assumption University
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assumption University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Assumption Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Report

2

Salve Regina University
Newport, Rhode Island

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the #2 spot on the list. Salve Regina University is located in Newport, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Salve Regina Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Report

3

Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at Springfield College

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.