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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s

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119 Degrees Awarded
$40,376 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Public Policy for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Massachusetts for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 6,430 people earned their degree in public policy, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public policy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,451 and had an average of $21,866 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 551 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,148 and $25,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 119 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,029 and $25,475 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public policy programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public policy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 1 Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

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Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Public Policy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brandeis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 113 bachelors’s public policy degrees in 2020-2021.

Brandeis also made our “Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 41 of the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Brandeis]](/colleges/brandeis-university/student-life/veterans/)

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