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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Engineering Science for a Doctorate

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41 Degrees Awarded
$29,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Engineering Science for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Engineering Science for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering Science is the 342nd most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 406 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Engineering Science for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering science programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering science 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 Engineering Science for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree vets studying engineering science.

Top 2 Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Engineering Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard University, 304 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Harvard Veteran Student Life Report

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Engineering Science for a Doctorate list. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dartmouth, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Dartmouth College supports 6,292 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,075. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Dartmouth College Veteran Student Life Report

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