2023 Top New England Region Women's D2 Volleyball Schools
13Colleges
$39,924Avg Tuition & Fees*
53%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
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After analyzing 13 schools in the New England Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in the New England Region. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.
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Top Colleges in the New England Region for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in the New England Region
Our analysis found Saint Anselm College to be the best school for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the New England Region in this year’s ranking. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 611 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at St. Anselm College took home $343,175 in revenue and paid out $338,763 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $4,412.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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A rank of #2 on our list means University of New Haven is a great place for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,101 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at University of New Haven made $469,315 in revenue, while incurring $467,978 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1,337.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stonehill College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the New England Region list. Located in Easton, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 651 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Stonehill took home $172,085 in revenue and paid out $170,963 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,122 in profit.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The excellent sports programs at Bentley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the New England Region. Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,266 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Bentley took home $404,124 in revenue and paid out $392,514 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $11,610 in profit.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American International College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the New England Region list. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 271 students in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at AIC took home $691,504 in revenue.
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Assumption University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the New England Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 548 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Assumption made $210,986 in revenue, while incurring $207,925 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $3,061.
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Merrimack College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,043 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Merrimack took home $394,764 in revenue.
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University of Bridgeport landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the New England Region ranking. UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 513 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at UBridgeport made $219,588 in revenue, while incurring $215,233 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $4,355.
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Saint Michael’s College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the New England Region ranking. Saint Michael’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colchester, Vermont. It awarded 466 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Saint Michael’s took home $63,150 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Southern Connecticut State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the New England Region ranking. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,654 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at SCSU made $373,821 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #11, Post University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the New England Region ranking. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,477 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Post University brought in $301,059 while tallying up $299,206 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. Thus, the team actually made $1,853, which isn’t bad at all.
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Franklin Pierce University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the New England Region list. Located in Rindge, New Hampshire, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 334 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Franklin Pierce made $274,720 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #13, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the New England Region ranking. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 18,173 students in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at SNHU brought home $283,350 in revenue in a single year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 13 schools only.
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.
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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%.
