2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Master’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Master’s” ranking.
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.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying general human services.
Top 2 Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 45 masters’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Post University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 13,844 students enrolled at Post University, 1,029 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 736 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,975. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Post University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Post University]](/colleges/post-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Human Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Albertus Magnus College landed the #2 spot on the list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general human services degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Albertus Magnus also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 1,384 students enrolled at Albertus Magnus College, 56 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,246. To help with additional expenses, 2 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 Albertus Magnus College]](/colleges/albertus-magnus-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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