Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Latino Studies Major in the New England Region 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 doctorate’s Latino studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.