2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Managerial Economics for a Bachelor’s

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Business/Managerial Economics is the 119th most popular major in the country with 5,667 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, business/managerial economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,707 and had an average of $21,691 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 91 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $87,504 and $26,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,029 and $25,475 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Managerial Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business/managerial economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business/managerial economics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the business/managerial economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Managerial Economics for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts bachelor’s degree vets studying managerial economics.

Top 2 Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

54 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Managerial Economics for a Bachelor’s. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.

Suffolk also took the #2 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 6,830 students enrolled at Suffolk University, 54 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,143. To help with additional expenses, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Suffolk University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full Suffolk University Veteran Student Life Report

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Bentley University
Waltham, Massachusetts

31 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$10,487 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Managerial Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Bentley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 5,177 students enrolled at Bentley 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 $10,487. During this same period, 10 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Bentley University]](/colleges/bentley-university/student-life/veterans/)

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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.