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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
248 Degrees Awarded
$46,494 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 55,820 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,354 and had an average of $23,570 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,883 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,701 and $23,974 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer and human sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying family, consumer & human sciences.

Top 7 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 10 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying family, consumer & human sciences list, UNH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus supports 14,348 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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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 #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s list. Framingham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Framingham State also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 4,876 students enrolled at Framingham State, 170 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 130 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,993. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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 Framingham State Veteran Student Life Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying family, consumer & human sciences list, Boston U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Boston U Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying family, consumer & human sciences list, UMaine has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Maine, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,419. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maine 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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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #5 spot on the list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

Tufts also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts University were GI Bill® students, of which 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Tufts Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

URI also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5.Among the 17,649 students enrolled at URI, 381 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.

Full URI Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 86 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

UBridgeport also took the #7 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 85 of the 4,155 students enrolled at UBridgeport were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,432. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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