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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master's

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In 2020-2021, 12,811 people earned their degree in biomedical engineering, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, biomedical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,445 and had an average of $22,702 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,180 biomedical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,946 and $24,037 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in biomedical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biomedical engineering 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 biomedical engineering 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 Bio Engineering for a Master’s

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

Top 10 Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s list. MIT is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

MIT also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, MIT supports 11,254 students, and 129 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 38 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. To help with additional expenses, 32 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. MIT does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Massachusetts Institute of Technology]](/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 16 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Brown University supports 9,948 students, and 98 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 $20,111. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 67 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s bio engineering students in 2020-2021.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 32 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Full Tufts University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Lowell also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts - Lowell supports 18,150 students, and 623 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 290 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,664. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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%.

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

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University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 4 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying bio engineering list, UMaine has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMaine supports 11,741 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,419. To help with additional expenses, 0 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 UMaine Veteran Student Life Report

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University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

University of New Haven came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in West Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 12 masters’s bio engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

University of New Haven also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9.Among the 6,961 students enrolled at University of New Haven, 327 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,535. To help with additional expenses, 86 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full University of New Haven Veteran Student Life Report

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bio engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.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. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Harvard]](/colleges/harvard-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Bio Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.

WPI also made our “Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6.Of the 6,920 students enrolled at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 77 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,341. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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