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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,788 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,900 and had an average of $25,520 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 393 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,374 and $28,300 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 236 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in arts and media management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality arts and media management programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying media management.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berklee College of Music. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 146 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
Berklee College of Music did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Berklee College of Music supports 6,631 students, and 365 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 288 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. To help with additional expenses, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Berklee College of Music offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Berklee College of Music]](/colleges/berklee-college-of-music/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Haven also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 6,961 students enrolled at University of New Haven were GI Bill® students, of which 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,535. In addition to receiving other benefits, 86 students qualified for 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 University of New Haven Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #3 spot on the list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, UMass Lowell supports 18,150 students, and 623 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 290 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,664. To help with additional expenses, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Lowell 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%.
Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #4 spot on the list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
UHart also took the #3 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Hartford supports 6,493 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. During this same period, 18 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Hartford does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full UHart Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
Champlain also took the #5 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,137 students enrolled at Champlain, 301 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,769. To help with additional expenses, 26 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Champlain offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Champlain]](/colleges/champlain-college/student-life/veterans/)
Bay State College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Bay State College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Bay State College supports 691 students, and 75 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,738. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bay State College offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s list. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is a small public school situated in North Adams, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
MCLA also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 33 of the 1,202 students enrolled at MCLA were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,254. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. MCLA does offer 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Veteran Student Life Report
Dean College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s list. Dean College is a small school located in Franklin, Massachusetts that handed out 8 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
Dean College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 1,180 students enrolled at Dean College were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,733. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dean College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Dean 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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