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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 2,230 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,974 and $18,131 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 695 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut bachelor’s degree vets studying liberal arts.

Top 6 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 97 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

UCONN also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, University of Connecticut supports 27,215 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 University of Connecticut Veteran Student Life Report

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Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s. Eastern Connecticut State University is a small public school situated in Willimantic, Connecticut. It awarded 88 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

ECSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.According to our most recent data, Eastern Connecticut State University supports 4,644 students, and 121 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 61 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,558. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Connecticut State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Connecticut State University]](/colleges/eastern-connecticut-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 130 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southern Connecticut State University supports 9,331 students, and 301 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 202 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,110. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Connecticut State University]](/colleges/southern-connecticut-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

Wesleyan U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Among the 3,053 students enrolled at Wesleyan University, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,961. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Charter Oak State College
New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Charter Oak State College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s. Charter Oak State College is a small public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 174 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Charter Oak State College also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #3.Of the 1,634 students enrolled at Charter Oak State College, 59 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,816. During this same period, 3 students received funds through 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%.

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

With a ranking of #6, University of Bridgeport did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s list. University of Bridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 65 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our connecticut bachelor’s degree vets studying liberal arts list, UBridgeport has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 85 of the 4,155 students enrolled at University of Bridgeport were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,432. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UBridgeport]](/colleges/university-of-bridgeport/student-life/veterans/)

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