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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services is the 355th most popular major in the country with 1,695 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Massachusetts, there were 113 other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services 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 other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Massachusetts for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Master’s” 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. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Master’s”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a small public school situated in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 masters’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees in 2020-2021.
Maritime also made our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 75 of the 1,637 students enrolled at Massachusetts Maritime Academy were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,796. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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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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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