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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the New England Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Game & Interactive Media Design is the 293rd most popular major in the country with 2,692 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 172 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 game and interactive media design 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 Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in game and interactive media design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent game and interactive media design programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the game and interactive media design program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying game and interactive media design.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s list. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern University were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s list. Sacred Heart University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sacred Heart, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 9,313 students enrolled at Sacred Heart University, 139 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,785. On top of their other funding sources, 35 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s list. NEC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NEC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 4,483 students enrolled at NEC, 98 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,975. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NEC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New England College]](/colleges/new-england-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 27 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
Champlain not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 4,137 students enrolled at Champlain College, 301 are 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Champlain]](/colleges/champlain-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. East Greenwich, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
New England Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 259 of the 2,031 students enrolled at New England Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. During this same period, 34 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New England Institute of Technology]](/colleges/new-england-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
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