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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Education for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Education for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 4,858 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States. 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 Massachusetts, there were 447 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,547 and $24,875 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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 Massachusetts for Other Education for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree vets studying other education.

Top 5 Best Other Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

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Endicott College
Beverly, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Education for a Master’s list. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 79 degrees to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Endicott, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.According to our most recent data, Endicott College supports 4,287 students, and 124 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,129. To help with additional expenses, 16 students received funds 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%.

Full Endicott Veteran Student Life Report

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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 Massachusetts for Other Education for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 161 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

Framingham State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Among the 4,876 students enrolled at Framingham State University, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,993. 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.

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 Framingham State]](/colleges/framingham-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMass 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students received scholarships through 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 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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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Holyoke College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Education for a Master’s. Mount Holyoke College is a small school located in South Hadley, Massachusetts that handed out 39 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

Mt. Holyoke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 2,040 students enrolled at Mount Holyoke College, 16 were 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.

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 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Mt. Holyoke Veteran Student Life Report

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 55 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

Lesley also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 55 of the 4,200 students enrolled at Lesley 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. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 Lesley]](/colleges/lesley-university/student-life/veterans/)

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