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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,695 people earned their degree in other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services, making the major the 355th most popular in the United States.
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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services 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 Massachusetts for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services”.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest 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 colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts vets studying other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 95 ’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to qualified students.
Maritime did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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