2023 Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,538 people earned their degree in illustration, making the major the 249th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 267 illustration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 264 illustration 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 Illustration for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in illustration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent illustration programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the illustration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 8 Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 19 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Dartmouth, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 7,869 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, 209 were 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. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UMass Dartmouth Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s list. NEC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NEC also made our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 4,483 students enrolled at New England College were GI Bill® students, of which 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,975. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full NEC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s list. University of Hartford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 27 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, UHart supports 6,493 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. To help with additional expenses, 18 students received scholarships 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 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 74 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design also made our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 1,894 students enrolled at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 25 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,848. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maine College of Art. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s. Maine College of Art is a small school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 8 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
Maine College of Art also took the #6 spot in our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 435 students enrolled at Maine College of Art, 14 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,045. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Maine College of Art]](/colleges/maine-college-of-art/student-life/veterans/)
Montserrat College of Art landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s ranking. Montserrat College of Art is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 14 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
Montserrat College of Art also made our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 362 students enrolled at Montserrat College of Art were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,763. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montserrat College of Art offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Montserrat College of Art]](/colleges/montserrat-college-of-art/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s list. RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s illustration degrees to qualified students.
RISD also made our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 2,227 students enrolled at Rhode Island School of Design were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Lesley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Illustration for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 30 bachelors’s illustration degrees in 2020-2021.
Lesley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Illustration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 4,200 students enrolled at Lesley, 55 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,419. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Full Lesley University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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