2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Stats for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Stats for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Statistics is the 101st most popular major in the country with 8,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Massachusetts, there were 200 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Stats for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in statistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality statistics programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the statistics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Stats for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Stats for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree vets studying stats.

Top 2 Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

1

Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

15 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Stats for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 were 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 $25,162. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 veteran student life at Boston U]](/colleges/boston-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

304 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$8,012 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Stats for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Our most recent data shows that 304 of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard University were GI Bill® students, of which 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,012. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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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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