2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
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Ranked Colleges
29
Degrees Awarded
$37,800
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 482 people earned their degree in intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies, making the major the 729th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 29 intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies.
Top 2 Best Intercultural/Multicultural & Diversity Studies Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies list. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 ’s intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Tufts also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts University 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%. 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 Tufts Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lesley University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 ’s intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region vets studying intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies list, Lesley has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lesley supports 4,200 students, and 55 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 28 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,419. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 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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