2023 Top New England Region Men's Ice Hockey Schools
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With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Men's Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
After analyzing 53 schools in the New England Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Ice Hockey athletes in the New England Region. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.
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Top Colleges in the New England Region for Men's Ice Hockey athletes in the New England Region
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Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best school for Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,062 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Boston College brought home $2,592,474 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 957.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Boston College is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 53 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,998 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Boston U brought home $3,714,736 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 957.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Boston U also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1,194 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Providence took home $3,935,768 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 974.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The excellent sports programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in the New England Region. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,770 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Quinnipiac took home $3,029,101 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 978, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in the New England Region list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,865 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Harvard made $1,374,610 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Harvard also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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University of Vermont landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,551 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at UVM took home $2,277,302 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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With a ranking of #7, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,498 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Northeastern made $3,604,554 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 994 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Northeastern is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,884 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at UMass Lowell made $3,158,132 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
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College of the Holy Cross did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 939 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Holy Cross took home $2,548,354 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 992.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Holy Cross also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 3,145 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at UNH made $2,432,281 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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University of Connecticut landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,690 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at UCONN made $3,133,770 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. In addition to its great ranking here, UCONN is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #12, Yale University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,695 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Yale took home $2,073,478 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Yale not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list.
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Bentley University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,266 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Bentley brought in $2,463,129 while tallying up $2,198,864 in expenses for its Men’s Ice Hockey team. Thus, the team actually made $264,265, which isn’t bad at all. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 990.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Bentley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Trinity College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 648 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Trinity Bantams took home $374,997 in revenue and paid out $281,373 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $93,624, which isn’t bad at all.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Trinity Bantams also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #15, Merrimack College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,043 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Merrimack brought home $2,472,657 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 981.
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Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 1,279 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Dartmouth made $1,353,890 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Dartmouth also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Amherst College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region list. Amherst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 759 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Amherst brought home $335,627 in revenue in a single year.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. In addition to its great ranking here, Amherst is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Colby College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 734 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Colby took home $394,997 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Colby excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 6,819 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at UMass Amherst brought home $3,724,523 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 962.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Williams College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 737 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Williams brought home $239,528 in revenue in a single year.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Williams did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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Babson College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Babson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 564 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Babson College took home $320,975 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Babson College also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 1,475 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Sacred Heart took home $2,411,982 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 991 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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With a ranking of #23, Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1,206 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Wesleyan U took home $345,379 in revenue and paid out $238,267 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $107,112.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. In addition to its great ranking here, Wesleyan U is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #24, University of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Orono, Maine, the fairly large public school handed out 2,047 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at UMaine made $2,187,787 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 982.
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With a ranking of #25, Endicott College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beverly, Massachusetts. It awarded 685 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Endicott took home $181,097 in revenue and paid out $181,096 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1 in profit.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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