2023 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 34,975 people earned their degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 1,042 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other multi/interdisciplinary 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 other multi/interdisciplinary studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying other interdisciplinary studies.
Top 2 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 6,920 students enrolled at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 77 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,341. On top of their other funding sources, 7 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Lesley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,419. On top of their other funding sources, 3 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lesley]](/colleges/lesley-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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