2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Political Science & Government
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Ranked Colleges
112
Degrees Awarded
$43,300
Avg Cost*
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 Political Science & Government” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Political Science & Government is the 442nd most popular major in the country with 1,010 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 112 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Political Science & Government” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other political science and government. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other political science and government 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 political science and government program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Political Science & Government
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Political Science & Government”.
Top 2 Best Other Political Science & Government 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 Political Science & Government that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s other political science and government degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern University were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Political Science & Government that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 55 ’s other political science and government degrees in 2020-2021.
Brandeis also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis University, 41 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,483. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. 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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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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