2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Classical Civilization for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Classical Civilization for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 138 people earned their degree in archaeology and classical studies, making the major the 947th most popular in the United States.
Across Massachusetts, there were 2 archaeology and classical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent archaeology and classical studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the archaeology and classical studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Classical Civilization for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Classical Civilization for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Archaeology & Classical Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Classical Civilization for a Master’s list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s classical civilization students in 2020-2021.
Tufts also made our “Best Archaeology & Classical Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts 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. 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 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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