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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services

6 Ranked Colleges
4,063 Degrees Awarded
$39,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services

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 the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Personal & Culinary Services is the 31st most popular major in the country with 130,328 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, personal and culinary services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $18,795 and had an average of $12,190 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 4,063 personal and culinary services graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,897 and $11,960 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in personal and culinary services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality personal and culinary services programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services”.

Top 6 Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region vets studying personal & culinary services list, Boston U has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Boston U supports 32,718 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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North Shore Community College
Danvers, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services. Located in Danvers, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified ’s personal and culinary services students in 2020-2021.

North Shore Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 4,783 students enrolled at North Shore Community College, 231 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,024. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Bristol Community College
Fall River, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services. Bristol Community College is located in Fall River, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

Bristol also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 6,256 students enrolled at Bristol Community College, 144 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,457. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bristol Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #4 spot on the list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 403 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

JWU Providence also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 5,676 students enrolled at Johnson & Wales University - Providence, 265 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 175 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,319. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 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 Johnson & Wales University - Providence]](/colleges/johnson-and-wales-university-providence/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services list. SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s personal and culinary services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, 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 251 of the 5,789 students enrolled at SMCC were GI Bill® students, of which 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,882. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full SMCC Veteran Student Life Report

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FINE Mortuary College
Norwood, Massachusetts

FINE Mortuary College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Personal & Culinary Services ranking. This small school is located in Norwood, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 ’s personal and culinary services degrees in 2020-2021.

FINE Mortuary College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 100 students enrolled at FINE Mortuary College, 6 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,481. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at FINE Mortuary College]](/colleges/fine-mortuary-college-llc/student-life/veterans/)

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