2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 16,971 people earned their degree in sports management, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 1,197 sports management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sports management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sports management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 sports management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s”.
Top 8 Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sports management degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Springfield College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 3,068 students enrolled at Springfield College 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Springfield College]](/colleges/springfield-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Endicott College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s. Endicott College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beverly, Massachusetts. It awarded 26 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Endicott, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Endicott College supports 4,287 students, and 124 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,129. During this same period, 16 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Endicott College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Endicott College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 129 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying sports management list, SNHU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 134,345 students enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Southern New Hampshire University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Castleton, Vermont, and it awarded 13 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Castleton also took the #4 spot in our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 2,211 students enrolled at Castleton University, 74 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,995. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Castleton University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Castleton]](/colleges/castleton-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
Lasell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s ranking. Lasell University is a small school located in Newton, Massachusetts that handed out 33 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Lasell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 58 of the 1,951 students enrolled at Lasell University were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,225. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Lasell University Veteran Student Life Report
Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Western New England also made our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8.Of the 3,673 students enrolled at Western New England, 81 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,271. During this same period, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 Western New England University]](/colleges/western-new-england-university/student-life/veterans/)
Franklin Pierce University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sports Management for a Master’s ranking. Franklin Pierce is a small school located in Rindge, New Hampshire that handed out 8 masters’s sports management degrees in 2020-2021.
Franklin Pierce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Sports Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 1,928 students enrolled at Franklin Pierce, 2 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 $24,477. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Franklin Pierce does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Franklin Pierce Veteran Student Life Report
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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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