2023 Best General Human Services Bachelor’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 General Human Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 13,238 people earned their degree in general human services, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 1,361 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 737 general human services 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 General Human Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general human services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general human services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 general human services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 9 Best General Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 440 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNHU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 134,345 students enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University, 1 are 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern New Hampshire University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern New Hampshire University]](/colleges/southern-new-hampshire-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 17 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 85 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Post University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Post University supports 13,844 students, and 1,029 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 736 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,975. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Post University]](/colleges/post-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cambridge College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s. Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cambridge College also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 2,764 students enrolled at Cambridge College, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,459. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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.
Full Cambridge College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s list. Anna Maria College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paxton, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Anna Maria did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 71 of the 1,492 students enrolled at Anna Maria were GI Bill® students, of which 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,238. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Anna Maria]](/colleges/anna-maria-college/student-life/veterans/)
Fitchburg State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Fitchburg State also made our “Best General Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 147 of the 6,728 students enrolled at Fitchburg State University were GI Bill® students, of which 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,988. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fitchburg State University 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%.
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Granite State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. GSC is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
GSC also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 1,879 students enrolled at GSC, 211 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,127. On top of their other funding sources, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Fisher College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fisher College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s general human services degrees to qualified students.
Fisher College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 1,419 students enrolled at Fisher College 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 $3,041. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Bridgeport did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general human services students in 2020-2021.
UBridgeport also made our “Best General Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 85 of the 4,155 students enrolled at UBridgeport were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,432. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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