2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for South Asian Studies
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$41,100
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for South Asian Studies” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
South Asian Studies is the 1213th most popular major in the country with 33 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 11 South Asian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality South Asian studies 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 South Asian studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The south asian studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for South Asian Studies”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for South Asian Studies
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying south asian studies.
Top 1 Best South Asian Studies Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Holyoke College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for South Asian Studies list. Mt. Holyoke is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. Holyoke also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 2,040 students enrolled at Mount Holyoke College were GI Bill® students, of which 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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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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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