2023 Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$36,300
Avg Cost*
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 Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 541 people earned their degree in sociology and anthropology, making the major the 556th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 49 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in sociology and anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology and anthropology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sociology and anthropology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael’s College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Michael’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colchester, Vermont. It awarded 16 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Michael’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 1,724 students enrolled at Saint Michael’s College, 21 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,892. To help with additional expenses, 8 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Saint Michael’s]](/colleges/saint-michaels-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s list. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
UMass Dartmouth also took the #2 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 7,869 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, 209 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,026. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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