2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Meteorology for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
18
Degrees Awarded
$35,200
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Meteorology for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 804 people earned their degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology, making the major the 477th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 31 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Meteorology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Meteorology for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying general meteorology.
Top 1 Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Meteorology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMass Lowell supports 18,150 students, and 623 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 290 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,664. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Lowell does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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
- *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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