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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Middle East Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Brandeis also made our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis, 41 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,483. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brandeis University]](/colleges/brandeis-university/student-life/veterans/)
