2023 Best Adult Development & Aging Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Adult Development and Aging for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 299 people earned their degree in adult development and aging, making the major the 877th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 13 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult development and aging 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 adult development and aging program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Adult Development & Aging Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Adult Development and Aging for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools 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 Adult Development and Aging for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Adult Development and Aging for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Adult Development & Aging Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Adult Development and Aging for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. North Shore Community College is located in Danvers, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s adult development and aging degrees to qualified students.
North Shore Community College also made our “Best Adult Development & Aging Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, North Shore Community College supports 4,783 students, and 231 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 186 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,024. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Shore Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Shore Community College]](/colleges/north-shore-community-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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