2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Communication Sciences for a Doctorate
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Communication Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communication Sciences is the 47th most popular major in the country with 22,298 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,173 and had an average of $22,255 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,074 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,124 and $24,732 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Communication Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication sciences 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 communication sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The communication sciences 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 Communication Sciences for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Communication Sciences for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Communication Sciences for a Doctorate”.
Top 2 Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Communication Sciences for a Doctorate list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut 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. To help with additional expenses, 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Communication Sciences for a Doctorate list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 31,642 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts Amherst, 477 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/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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