2023 Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 593 people earned their degree in development economics and international development, making the major the 536th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 121 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in development economics and international development. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great development economics and international development programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the development economics and international development program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying development economics and international development.

Top 2 Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

1

Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

9 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

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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 Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,441. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northeastern]](/colleges/northeastern-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

218 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UVM supports 13,292 students, and 218 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 142 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,767. To help with additional expenses, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVM offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UVM]](/colleges/university-of-vermont/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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