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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Education is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,827 and had an average of $25,433 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 581 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,949 and $24,875 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in other education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other education 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 other education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s”.

Top 10 Best Other Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Endicott College
Beverly, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Endicott College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s. Endicott College is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.

Endicott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 4,287 students enrolled at Endicott, 124 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,129. On top of their other funding sources, 16 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Endicott College]](/colleges/endicott-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. Framingham State is located in Framingham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 161 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.

Framingham State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 4,876 students enrolled at Framingham State, 170 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 130 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,993. 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 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Framingham State University]](/colleges/framingham-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.

RIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 206 of the 7,072 students enrolled at Rhode Island College were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rhode Island College]](/colleges/rhode-island-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s other education degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts Amherst supports 31,642 students, and 477 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 252 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. During this same period, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Boston also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 678 of the 16,259 students enrolled at UMass Boston were GI Bill® students, of which 362 were 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Boston]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-boston/student-life/veterans/)

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Rivier University
Nashua, New Hampshire

Rivier University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. Rivier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Rivier also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 55 of the 2,178 students enrolled at Rivier were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,338. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rivier 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%.

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Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying other education list, SCSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 9,331 students enrolled at SCSU, 301 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 202 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,110. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Connecticut State University]](/colleges/southern-connecticut-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

Mount Holyoke College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It awarded 39 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

Mt. Holyoke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 2,040 students enrolled at Mount Holyoke College, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,745. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.

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Antioch University - New England ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s list. Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Antioch University - New England did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 895 students enrolled at Antioch University - New England were GI Bill® students, of which 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,358. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lesley University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Education for a Master’s ranking. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 55 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

Lesley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 4,200 students enrolled at Lesley, 55 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,419. During this same period, 3 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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