2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Women’s Studies for a Master’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Women’s Studies for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,868 people earned their degree in women’s studies, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 286 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great women’s studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the women’s studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The women’s 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 Women’s Studies for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Women’s Studies for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying women’s studies.
Top 1 Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Women’s Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #1 spot on the list. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s women’s studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Brandeis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,483. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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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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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