2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

UCONN also made our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Full UCONN Veteran Student Life Report

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Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New England University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western New England is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 6 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2020-2021.

Western New England also made our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 3,673 students enrolled at Western New England University, 81 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,271. During this same period, 13 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%.

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University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s list. UMaine Farmington is a small public school situated in Farmington, Maine. It awarded 8 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees in 2020-2021.

UMaine Farmington also made our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, University of Maine at Farmington supports 1,862 students, and 62 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 18 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,493. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full UMaine Farmington Veteran Student Life Report

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Bentley University
Waltham, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Actuarial Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s actuarial science degrees to qualified students.

Bentley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 5,177 students enrolled at Bentley University were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,487. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bentley University offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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