2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for German Studies for a Bachelor’s

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for German Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best German Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown 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. To help with additional expenses, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

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Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for German Studies for a Bachelor’s. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German studies students in 2020-2021.

Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best German Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 41 of the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,483. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for German Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 bachelors’s German studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best German Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 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%.

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Holyoke College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for German Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 bachelors’s German studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Mt. Holyoke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best German Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 2,040 students enrolled at Mt. Holyoke, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,745. On top of their other funding sources, 8 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%. 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.

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Wheaton College Massachusetts
Norton, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for German Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Massachusetts landed the #5 spot on the list. Wheaton College Massachusetts is located in Norton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s German studies degrees to qualified students.

Wheaton College Massachusetts also took the #6 spot in our “Best German Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 1,670 students enrolled at Wheaton College Massachusetts were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 4 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Wellesley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for German Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Wellesley College is a small school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts that handed out 3 bachelors’s German studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Wellesley also made our “Best German Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 2,280 students enrolled at Wellesley were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $26,725. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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