2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Geography for a Master’s

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Geography for a Master’s. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 31,642 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts Amherst, 477 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. To help with additional expenses, 21 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Geography for a Master’s. Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 10,652 students enrolled at CCSU, 321 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,782. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Central Connecticut State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Geography for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark University landed the #3 spot on the list. Clark University is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Clark also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 3,405 students enrolled at Clark, 20 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,985. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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