2023 Best Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts for Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 5,092 people earned their degree in other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing, making the major the 148th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 277 other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing”.

Top 2 Best Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

1

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

170 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$17,142 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 113 degrees to qualified ’s other registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 170 of the 14,934 students enrolled at Boston College were GI Bill® students, of which 100 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,142. To help with additional expenses, 64 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 Boston College Veteran Student Life Report

2

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

209 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$10,026 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 164 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Dartmouth also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 7,869 students enrolled at UMass Dartmouth, 209 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,026. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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

Footnotes

• *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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