2023 Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 284 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 3 Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s list. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying teacher education list, RWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 4,702 students enrolled at RWU, 95 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,342. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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 Roger Williams University]](/colleges/roger-williams-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Assumption University landed the #2 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying teacher education list, Assumption has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 2,448 students enrolled at Assumption University, 31 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,125. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Assumption University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Anselm College landed the #3 spot on the list. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 13 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying teacher education list, St. Anselm College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 33 of the 2,019 students enrolled at St. Anselm College were GI Bill® students, of which 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,913. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 Saint Anselm College]](/colleges/saint-anselm-college/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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