2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Psychology for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Other Psychology for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,683 people earned their degree in other psychology, making the major the 253rd most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 52 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Psychology for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other psychology programs and a strong support system for 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 psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The other psychology 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 Other Psychology for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Psychology for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying other psychology.
Top 2 Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #1 spot on the list. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 13 masters’s other psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 139 of the 9,313 students enrolled at Sacred Heart University were GI Bill® students, of which 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,785. During this same period, 35 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Sacred Heart]](/colleges/sacred-heart-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Psychology for a Master’s list. Westfield is a medium-sized public school situated in Westfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 masters’s other psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Westfield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 5,395 students enrolled at Westfield, 197 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,224. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Westfield offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Westfield]](/colleges/westfield-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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