2023 Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Area Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s area studies degrees to qualified students.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown, 98 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. 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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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Area Studies for a Doctorate list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s area studies students in 2020-2021.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,238. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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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Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Area Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 doctorate’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree vets studying area studies list, Brandeis has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Brandeis supports 5,440 students, and 41 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,483. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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