2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
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Ranked Colleges
27
Degrees Awarded
$37,200
Avg Cost*
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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,046 people earned their degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor, making the major the 422nd most popular in the United States.
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” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying vocational rehabilitation counseling.
Top 3 Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s vocational rehabilitation counseling students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Springfield College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 3,068 students enrolled at Springfield College, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 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 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to qualified students.
Salve Regina also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 2,771 students enrolled at Salve Regina, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,783. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships 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 Salve Regina]](/colleges/salve-regina-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assumption University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Assumption, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Assumption does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Assumption]](/colleges/assumption-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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