2023 Best Physics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Physics for a Master’s” ranking.
Physics is the 68th most popular major in the country with 13,674 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,960 and had an average of $22,756 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,100 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,107 and $23,857 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Physics for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physics 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 physics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Physics for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Physics for a Master’s”.
Top 6 Best Physics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Physics for a Master’s list. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 8 masters’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern University were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Physics for a Master’s list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2020-2021.
UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 623 of the 18,150 students enrolled at UMass Lowell were GI Bill® students, of which 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,664. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Physics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s physics students in 2020-2021.
Boston U also made our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Boston University supports 32,718 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Boston U Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Physics for a Master’s list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNH also took the #6 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 14,348 students enrolled at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Physics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Connecticut Veteran Student Life Report
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