2023 Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Archeology for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Archeology is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 339 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, archeology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,671 and had an average of $25,192 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 29 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Archeology for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in archeology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great archeology 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 archeology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Archeology for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Archeology for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree vets studying archeology.
Top 2 Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Archeology for a Doctorate list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s archeology students in 2020-2021.
Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,111. In addition to receiving other benefits, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Brown University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Archeology for a Doctorate. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s archeology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Boston U supports 32,718 students, and 15 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 $25,162. During this same period, 0 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Boston University]](/colleges/boston-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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