2023 Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$41,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Historic Preservation for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 416 people earned their degree in historic preservation, making the major the 296th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, historic preservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,439 and had an average of $22,124 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 46 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Historic Preservation for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in historic preservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent historic preservation 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 historic preservation program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Historic Preservation for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying historic preservation.
Top 2 Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Historic Preservation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Historic Preservation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
UVM also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM, 218 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,767. During this same period, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Vermont]](/colleges/university-of-vermont/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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