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2023 Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

3 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Epidemiology for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Epidemiology for a Doctorate” ranking.

Epidemiology is the 280th most popular major in the country with 2,305 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 383 epidemiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Epidemiology for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in epidemiology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great epidemiology 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 epidemiology 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 Epidemiology for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Epidemiology for a Doctorate”.

Top 3 Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Epidemiology for a Doctorate list. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,111. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students qualified for 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 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Epidemiology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Boston U also made our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. 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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Epidemiology for a Doctorate list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s epidemiology degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

Harvard also made our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Harvard supports 30,391 students, and 304 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 254 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,012. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. 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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