2023 Best Psychology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$33,700
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Psychology for an Associate” ranking.
With 195,678 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,611 and had an average of $25,989 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 13,480 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,840 and $26,489 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 308 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree vets studying psychology.
Top 2 Best Psychology Associate 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 Psychology for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 4 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Vermont University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northern Vermont University supports 1,999 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 27 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,691. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Vermont University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Northern Vermont University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dean College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Psychology for an Associate. Dean College is a small school located in Franklin, Massachusetts that handed out 4 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Dean College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Dean College supports 1,180 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,733. During this same period, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Dean College]](/colleges/dean-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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