Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for United States Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s United States studies students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown University were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,111. During this same period, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Brown University]](/colleges/brown-university/student-life/veterans/)