2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Design & Applied Arts is the 370th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 45 other design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 other design and applied arts 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 Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other design and applied arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other design and applied arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other design and applied arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying other design & applied arts.

Top 3 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

1

Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

9 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Northeastern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northeastern supports 22,905 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are 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 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Northeastern University Veteran Student Life Report

2

Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

273 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s other design and applied arts degrees to qualified students.

Salem State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 7,242 students enrolled at Salem State, 273 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 160 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,582. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Salem State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Salem State University Veteran Student Life Report

3

Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

55 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$12,419 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Design & Applied Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Lesley University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s other design and applied arts degrees to qualified students.

Lesley also made our “Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 55 of the 4,200 students enrolled at Lesley University were GI Bill® students, of which 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,419. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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

Footnotes

• *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.