2023 Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Political Science is the 13th most popular major in the country with 47,549 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 3,865 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate”.
Top 7 Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate 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 poly sci degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,111. To help with additional expenses, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brown]](/colleges/brown-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 14,934 students enrolled at Boston College, 170 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 64 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Boston College offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Boston College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,238. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Yale University]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree vets studying poly sci list, Northeastern has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full Northeastern Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 5 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 were 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Boston U]](/colleges/boston-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree vets studying poly sci list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)
Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Poly Sci for a Doctorate list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s poly sci students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science 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 University were GI Bill® students, of which 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Harvard]](/colleges/harvard-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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