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2023 Best Astrophysics Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

1 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Astrophysical Sciences

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Astrophysical Sciences” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 460 people earned their degree in astrophysics, making the major the 598th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 24 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astrophysics programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the astrophysics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Astrophysical Sciences

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Astrophysical Sciences”.

Top 1 Best Astrophysics Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Astrophysical Sciences that were part of this year’s ranking, Williams College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s astrophysical sciences students in 2020-2021.

Williams also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 1,987 students enrolled at Williams College 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. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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