2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Education for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 2,326 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,783 and $22,414 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Education for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education 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 general education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Education for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Education for a Doctorate”.
Top 7 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 4 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Maine supports 11,741 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%.
Full UMaine Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Education for a Doctorate list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2020-2021.
Harvard also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard University, 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. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. 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%.
Full Harvard Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Education for a Doctorate list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 17,649 students enrolled at University of Rhode Island, 381 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at URI]](/colleges/university-of-rhode-island/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the #4 spot on the list. RIC is a public institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
RIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 7,072 students enrolled at RIC, 206 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,369. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Rhode Island College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Education for a Doctorate. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2020-2021.
UMass Boston also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts - Boston supports 16,259 students, and 678 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 362 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,414. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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American International College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Education for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2020-2021.
AIC also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, AIC supports 2,612 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,052. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. AIC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full American International College Veteran Student Life Report
Lesley University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Education for a Doctorate list. Lesley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lesley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 55 of the 4,200 students enrolled at Lesley University were GI Bill® students, of which 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,419. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through 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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lesley University]](/colleges/lesley-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
- *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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