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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Geography for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts Amherst supports 31,642 students, and 477 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 252 are 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Massachusetts Amherst does offer 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Massachusetts Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)