2023 Best African Studies Bachelor’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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for African Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
African Studies is the 889th most popular major in the country with 213 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 30 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 African 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 African Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in African studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality African studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the African studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for African Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for African Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 3 Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for African Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s African studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 92%, 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 Bowdoin College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for African Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brunswick, Maine. It awarded 8 bachelors’s African studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Bowdoin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 1,777 students enrolled at Bowdoin College, 17 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,044. During this same period, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Bowdoin Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Connecticut College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for African Studies for a Bachelor’s. Connecticut College is a small school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 3 bachelors’s African studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Conn College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Connecticut College supports 1,737 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $26,686. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Full Connecticut College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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