2023 Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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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 Ethnic Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,231 people earned their degree in ethnic studies, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,818 and had an average of $22,901 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 577 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,537 and $24,361 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ethnic studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ethnic studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ethnic studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The ethnic 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 Ethnic Studies for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 14 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Yale University supports 12,060 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,238. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Yale University]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Master’s list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 8 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst, 477 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brandeis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Brandeis also took the #2 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis University, 41 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school 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. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Boston also took the #4 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMass Boston supports 16,259 students, and 678 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 362 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,414. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Boston offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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