2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Astrophysical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Astrophysics is the 598th most popular major in the country with 460 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 24 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great astrophysics programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the astrophysics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The astrophysical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools 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 Astrophysical Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williams College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s astrophysical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Williams also took the #1 spot in our “Best Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 1,987 students enrolled at Williams were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $26,154. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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