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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition

3 Ranked Colleges
510 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 135th most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,748 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 510 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,912 and $26,633 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food, nutrition and related services programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition”.

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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 #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition list. Framingham State University is a public institution located in Framingham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Framingham 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, Framingham State supports 4,876 students, and 170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 130 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,993. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full Framingham State Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #2 spot on the list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 171 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

JWU Providence also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 5,676 students enrolled at JWU Providence, 265 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 175 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,319. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. JWU Providence offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Bridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

UBridgeport also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 4,155 students enrolled at University of Bridgeport, 85 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,432. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full UBridgeport Veteran Student Life Report

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