2023 Best Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
686
Degrees Awarded
$22,700
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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 686 people earned their degree in regional studies (U.S., Canadian, foreign), making the major the 1160th most popular in the United States.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent regional studies (U.S., Canadian, foreign) 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 regional studies (U.S., Canadian, foreign) program at the school. 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 for Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign
The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying regional studies (u.s., canadian, foreign.
Top 1 Best Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houghton College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign list. Houghton is a small school located in Houghton, New York that handed out 12 ’s regional studies (U.S., Canadian, foreign) degrees in 2020-2021.
Houghton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 20 of the 902 students enrolled at Houghton were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,071. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Houghton does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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