2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for an Associate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Retailing and Retail Operations is the 515th most popular major in the country with 1,025 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 6 retailing and retail operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 retailing and retail operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent retailing and retail operations 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 retailing and retail operations program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holyoke Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Retailing and Retail Operations for an Associate list. Located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s retailing and retail operations students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Holyoke Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Retailing and Retail Operations Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 125 of the 4,209 students enrolled at Holyoke Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,620. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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
- *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.
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