by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region” ranking.
General Health & Wellness is the 141st most popular major in the country with 6,105 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 316 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. That schools that top this list have a program in general health and wellness in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The health and wellness 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 “Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region list. Castleton is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region list. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 149 ’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Bay State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 11 ’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 General Health & Wellness at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keene State College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region. Keene State College is a small school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 17 ’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Vermont came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region ranking. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health and wellness degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
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 1.7% 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%.
Merrimack College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region ranking. Merrimack is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Southern Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 28 ’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Southern Connecticut State University
With a ranking of #9, Granite State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region list. GSC is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
White Mountains Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region list. Berlin, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health and wellness degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full White Mountains Community College General Health & Wellness Report
Northern Vermont University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 2 ’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Vermont University General Health & Wellness Report
Dean College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Franklin, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 ’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Cambridge College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
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.
Plymouth State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth State is a small public school situated in Plymouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 4 ’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.
Pine Manor College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Pine Manor College
American International College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health and Wellness Major in the New England Region ranking. American International College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
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