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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed

6 Ranked Colleges
139 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Special Education is the 29th most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,679 and had an average of $24,977 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Hampshire, there were 139 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,967 and $26,460 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the special education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed”.

Top 6 Best Special Education Colleges for Veterans in New Hampshire

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Rivier University
Nashua, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rivier University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s special ed students in 2020-2021.

Rivier did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 2,178 students enrolled at Rivier University, 55 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,338. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for 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%.

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Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified ’s special ed students in 2020-2021.

SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 134,345 students enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 15 ’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Plymouth State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Plymouth State supports 4,491 students, and 124 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,351. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Plymouth State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Plymouth State Veteran Student Life Report

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Granite State College
Concord, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed list. Granite State College is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 51 ’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

GSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 211 of the 1,879 students enrolled at GSC were GI Bill® students, of which 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,127. During this same period, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. GSC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at GSC]](/colleges/granite-state-college/student-life/veterans/)

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New England College
Henniker, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed list. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s special ed degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

NEC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 4,483 students enrolled at NEC were GI Bill® students, of which 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,975. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full New England College Veteran Student Life Report

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Keene State College
Keene, New Hampshire

Keene State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Special Ed list. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s special ed students in 2020-2021.

Keene State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Keene State supports 3,210 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 48 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,676. During this same period, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Keene State offers credit for military training for eligible 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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