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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$54,259 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Geography for a Master's

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 Geography for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Geography & Cartography is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,526 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, geography and cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,604 and had an average of $22,522 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 412 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,117 and $25,813 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Geography for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in geography and cartography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography and cartography programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geography and cartography 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 Geography for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying geography.

Top 4 Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Out of the 4 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, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts Amherst were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

Full UMass Amherst Veteran Student Life Report

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 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, Salem State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Salem State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 273 of the 7,242 students enrolled at Salem State University were GI Bill® students, of which 160 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,582. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received scholarships through 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 Salem State University]](/colleges/salem-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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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 #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Geography for a Master’s. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 7 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 10,652 students enrolled at CCSU, 321 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,782. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CCSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Geography for a Master’s list. Clark University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Clark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 20 of the 3,405 students enrolled at Clark University were GI Bill® students, of which 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%. 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.

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