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2023 Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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777 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architecture & Related Services is the 29th most popular major in the country with 17,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,596 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,675 and $30,046 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services 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 architecture and related services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 130 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 129 of the 11,254 students enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,024. To help with additional expenses, 32 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full MIT Veteran Student Life Report

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying architecture & related services list, Yale has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Yale Veteran Student Life Report

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Norwich University
Northfield, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s list. Norwich University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Norwich also took the #9 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Norwich University supports 3,975 students, and 822 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 569 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,528. During this same period, 55 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIT, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, WIT supports 4,389 students, and 136 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 71 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,901. On top of their other funding sources, 12 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at WIT]](/colleges/wentworth-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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Roger Williams University
Bristol, Rhode Island

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #5 spot on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bristol, Rhode Island. It awarded 50 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.

RWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, RWU supports 4,702 students, and 95 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 48 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,342. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. To help with additional expenses, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 129 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard, 304 were 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 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%. 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.

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Hartford did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 96 of the 6,493 students enrolled at University of Hartford were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. To help with additional expenses, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full University of Hartford Veteran Student Life Report

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Boston Architectural College
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Architectural College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 115 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.

Boston Architectural College also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 20 of the 742 students enrolled at Boston Architectural College were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,635. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island

Rhode Island School of Design did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying architecture & related services list, RISD has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rhode Island School of Design supports 2,227 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,999. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 RISD]](/colleges/rhode-island-school-of-design/student-life/veterans/)

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