2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International and Intercultural Communication
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$42,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 International and Intercultural Communication” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 256 people earned their degree in international and intercultural communication, making the major the 798th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 17 international and intercultural communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International and Intercultural Communication” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international and intercultural communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international and intercultural communication programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the international and intercultural communication program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International and Intercultural Communication
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International and Intercultural Communication”.
Top 2 Best International & Intercultural Communication Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International and Intercultural Communication that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the #1 spot on the list. Suffolk University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s international and intercultural communication degrees to qualified students.
Suffolk not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Suffolk University supports 6,830 students, and 54 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,143. To help with additional expenses, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Suffolk University]](/colleges/suffolk-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International and Intercultural Communication that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UBridgeport also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 4,155 students enrolled at UBridgeport, 85 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,432. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Bridgeport]](/colleges/university-of-bridgeport/student-life/veterans/)
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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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