2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Individualized Studies for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Massachusetts for Individualized Studies for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 37,634 people earned their degree in individualized studies, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States.
Across Massachusetts, there were 328 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 123 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,931 and $13,427 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Individualized Studies for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in individualized studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent individualized studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the individualized studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Individualized Studies for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Individualized Studies for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts associate degree vets studying individualized studies.
Top 2 Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Individualized Studies for an Associate. This small school is located in Danvers, Massachusetts, and it awarded 93 associates’s individualized studies degrees in 2020-2021.
North Shore Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 4,783 students enrolled at North Shore Community College, 231 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,024. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holyoke Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Individualized Studies for an Associate. Holyoke, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s individualized studies degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Holyoke Community College also made our “Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Holyoke Community College supports 4,209 students, and 125 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 63 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,620. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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.