2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,096 people earned their degree in community organization and advocacy, making the major the 227th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 243 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 155 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community organization and advocacy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great community organization and advocacy programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the community organization and advocacy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 5 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anna Maria College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s. Paxton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Anna Maria also took the #1 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 1,492 students enrolled at Anna Maria College, 71 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,238. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Anna Maria Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, UMass Boston supports 16,259 students, and 678 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 362 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,414. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.
Providence also took the #2 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Providence supports 4,821 students, and 25 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,661. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Providence 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full Providence College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albertus Magnus College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s list. Albertus Magnus College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s community organization degrees to qualified students.
Albertus Magnus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 56 of the 1,384 students enrolled at Albertus Magnus College were GI Bill® students, of which 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,246. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Albertus Magnus College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies landed the #5 spot on the list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 128 students in 2020-2021.
Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies also took the #5 spot in our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 609 students enrolled at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,832. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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