2023 Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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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 the New England region, there were 929 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,069 and $23,320 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public policy 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 public policy 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 Public Policy for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying public policy.
Top 12 Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 59 degrees to qualified masters’s public policy students in 2020-2021.
Brown also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Brown supports 9,948 students, and 98 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,111. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brown]](/colleges/brown-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s public policy students in 2020-2021.
UNH also made our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9.Of the 14,348 students enrolled at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. During this same period, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full UNH Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s public policy degrees to qualified students.
UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
Full University of Connecticut Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s public policy degrees to qualified students.
University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 400 of the 8,022 students enrolled at University of Southern Maine were GI Bill® students, of which 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,298. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full University of Southern Maine Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 172 masters’s public policy degrees in 2020-2021.
Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard University, 304 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
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Suffolk University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s ranking. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 masters’s public policy degrees in 2020-2021.
Suffolk did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Suffolk supports 6,830 students, and 54 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,143. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full Suffolk Veteran Student Life Report
University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 18 masters’s public policy degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 678 of the 16,259 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Boston were GI Bill® students, of which 362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,414. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Massachusetts - Boston offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Brandeis University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s ranking. Brandeis University is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 masters’s public policy degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 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%. 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 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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University of Rhode Island came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s ranking. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 7 masters’s public policy degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Rhode Island supports 17,649 students, and 381 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 187 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,022. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Rhode Island]](/colleges/university-of-rhode-island/student-life/veterans/)
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s ranking. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 50 masters’s public policy degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, UMass Amherst supports 31,642 students, and 477 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 252 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Amherst does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Tufts University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 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. 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tufts University]](/colleges/tufts-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, Trinity College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Public Policy for a Master’s list. Trinity Bantams is a small school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 20 masters’s public policy degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity Bantams also made our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 2,241 students enrolled at Trinity College, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,408. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Full Trinity College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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