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2023 Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
$36,410 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,096 people earned their degree in community organization and advocacy, making the major the 169th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, community organization and advocacy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,265 and had an average of $26,263 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 243 community organization and advocacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,119 and $28,134 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.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in community organization and advocacy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent community organization and advocacy programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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

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Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s list. Anna Maria is a small school located in Paxton, Massachusetts that handed out 2 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Anna Maria did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 1,492 students enrolled at Anna Maria College, 71 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,238. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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. UMass 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.Among the 16,259 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Boston, 678 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,414. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s list. Providence College is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 2 bachelors’s community organization degrees in 2020-2021.

Providence also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Providence College supports 4,821 students, and 25 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,661. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.

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Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albertus Magnus College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s community organization degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Albertus Magnus also made our “Best Community Organization & Advocacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Albertus Magnus College supports 1,384 students, and 56 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 41 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,246. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Albertus Magnus Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Community Organization for a Bachelor’s list. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 128 bachelors’s community organization degrees 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,832. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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