2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Economics is the 19th most popular major in the country with 49,055 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,736 and had an average of $22,046 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 5,686 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,957 and $22,406 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great economics 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 economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate”.
Top 12 Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s economics degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree vets studying economics list, Brown has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Brown supports 9,948 students, and 98 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,111. During this same period, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #2 spot on the list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s economics degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 170 of the 14,934 students enrolled at Boston College were GI Bill® students, of which 100 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,142. On top of their other funding sources, 64 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
Full Boston College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #3 spot on the list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s economics degrees to qualified students.
Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Yale supports 12,060 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,238. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 22 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston U also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s economics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern University, 9 are 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate ranking. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 4 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, UNH supports 14,348 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNH does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 15 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree vets studying economics list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst were GI Bill® students, of which 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. To help with additional expenses, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Amherst 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Veteran Student Life Report
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2020-2021.
UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full UCONN Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 43 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 304 of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard were GI Bill® students, of which 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,012. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Harvard University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree vets studying economics list, URI has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 17,649 students enrolled at URI, 381 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. URI offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Brandeis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #11. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 2 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis University, 41 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,483. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Clark University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Economics for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #12. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Clark University supports 3,405 students, and 20 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,985. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Full Clark University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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