2023 Best Human Computer Interaction Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
153
Degrees Awarded
$43,500
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Computer Interaction” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Human Computer Interaction is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 1,857 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, human computer interaction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $58,809 and had an average of $26,507 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 153 human computer interaction graduates with average earnings and debt of $105,979 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Computer Interaction” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human computer interaction. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human computer interaction 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 human computer interaction program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Computer Interaction” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Computer Interaction
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Computer Interaction”.
Top 3 Best Human Computer Interaction Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Computer Interaction that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 54 degrees to qualified ’s human computer interaction students in 2020-2021.
Tufts also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts University, 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tufts]](/colleges/tufts-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Computer Interaction list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 ’s human computer interaction degrees in 2020-2021.
WPI also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, WPI supports 6,920 students, and 77 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 47 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,341. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Human Computer Interaction that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bentley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 71 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bentley also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 5,177 students enrolled at Bentley were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,487. During this same period, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Bentley University]](/colleges/bentley-university/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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