2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Conflict Resolution for a Bachelor’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Massachusetts for Conflict Resolution for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,175 people earned their degree in peace studies and conflict resolution, making the major the 410th most popular in the United States.
Across Massachusetts, there were 62 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,029 and $25,475 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Conflict Resolution for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in peace studies and conflict resolution. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality peace studies and conflict resolution programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the peace studies and conflict resolution program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Conflict Resolution for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts bachelor’s degree vets studying conflict resolution.
Top 2 Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Conflict Resolution for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 4 bachelors’s conflict resolution degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Lowell also made our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2.Of the 18,150 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Lowell, 623 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,664. On top of their other funding sources, 29 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Conflict Resolution for a Bachelor’s list. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 6 bachelors’s conflict resolution degrees in 2020-2021.
Tufts also took the #1 spot in our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%. 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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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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