2023 Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Rhode Island
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,900
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 Rhode Island for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
American U.S. Studies is the 350th most popular major in the country with 1,419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Rhode Island, there were 30 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,833 and $24,930 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American U.S. studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the American U.S. studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Rhode Island
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for United States Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Brown also made our “Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #1.Of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown, 98 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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.
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. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brown University]](/colleges/brown-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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