2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’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 the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
International/Globalization Studies is the 112th most popular major in the country with 7,368 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 443 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 358 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in international/globalization studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international/globalization studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international/globalization 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 the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 9 Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s global studies degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
Boston College also made our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 14,934 students enrolled at Boston College, 170 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 100 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,142. In addition to receiving other benefits, 64 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Boston College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 bachelors’s global studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 41 of the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis University 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. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brandeis University]](/colleges/brandeis-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Boston also took the #6 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts - 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,414. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Massachusetts - Boston]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-boston/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Providence, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 4,821 students enrolled at Providence College, 25 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,661. During this same period, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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.
Full Providence College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #5 spot on the list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UVM supports 13,292 students, and 218 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 142 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,767. In addition to receiving other benefits, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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College of the Holy Cross ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Holy Cross is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 29 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Holy Cross did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 2,970 students enrolled at College of the Holy Cross, 25 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,544. To help with additional expenses, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Full College of the Holy Cross Veteran Student Life Report
Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Emmanuel Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Emmanuel College Massachusetts supports 1,946 students, and 29 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 20 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,005. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for 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%.
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Colby College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Colby College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 29 bachelors’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Colby not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Colby College supports 2,155 students, and 12 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,447. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 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%.
Full Colby Veteran Student Life Report
Lesley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Global Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s global studies students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lesley, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,200 students enrolled at Lesley, 55 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,419. On top of their other funding sources, 3 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 Lesley University]](/colleges/lesley-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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