2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s
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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 the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling is the 422nd most popular major in the country with 1,046 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 27 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s. Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to qualified students.
Springfield College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 3,068 students enrolled at Springfield College were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Springfield College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s list. Located in Newport, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling students in 2020-2021.
Salve Regina not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 2,771 students enrolled at Salve Regina University, 74 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,783. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Assumption University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling for a Master’s. Assumption is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to qualified students.
Assumption did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Assumption supports 2,448 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,125. During this same period, 2 students qualified for 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%.
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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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