2024 Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Schools in the New England Region
2Colleges in the New England Region
69Conflict Resolution Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, peace studies & conflict resolution sits in the middle of the road, ranking #231 out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 69 degrees in peace studies & conflict resolution to qualified students.
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Best Schools for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution in the New England Region
The schools below may not offer all types of conflict resolution degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top New England Region Schools in Conflict Resolution
Brandeis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in peace studies & conflict resolution. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 33 peace studies & conflict resolution students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.
Tufts University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in peace studies & conflict resolution. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 peace studies & conflict resolution students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in peace studies & conflict resolution has to take a look at University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 11 peace studies & conflict resolution students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest of our data about colleges.
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