2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,231 people earned their degree in ethnic studies, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,818 and had an average of $22,901 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 577 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,537 and $24,361 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 478 ethnic 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 Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in ethnic studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ethnic studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ethnic studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 20 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s. Brown is a fairly large school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 9 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown University were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,111. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 35 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,238. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Yale University]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying ethnic studies list, Brandeis has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Brandeis University supports 5,440 students, and 41 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,483. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Brandeis Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 23 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, UCONN supports 27,215 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Connecticut]](/colleges/university-of-connecticut/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 31,642 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts Amherst, 477 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. During this same period, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 37 of the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Williams College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Williams, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 1,987 students enrolled at Williams were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $26,154. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Williams]](/colleges/williams-college/student-life/veterans/)
Amherst College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Amherst supports 1,745 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,370. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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University of Rhode Island ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 17,649 students enrolled at URI, 381 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,022. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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With a ranking of #10, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Tufts also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #11.Of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 23 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Boston also took the #18 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMass Boston supports 16,259 students, and 678 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 362 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,414. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full UMass Boston Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #12, Dartmouth College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Dartmouth College is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 28 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dartmouth, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 6,292 students enrolled at Dartmouth College, 15 were 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 $23,075. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Dartmouth]](/colleges/dartmouth-college/student-life/veterans/)
Bowdoin College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brunswick, Maine. It awarded 5 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying ethnic studies list, Bowdoin has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 1,777 students enrolled at Bowdoin, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,044. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Bowdoin Veteran Student Life Report
Rhode Island College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying ethnic studies list, RIC has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, RIC supports 7,072 students, and 206 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 82 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,369. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rhode Island College]](/colleges/rhode-island-college/student-life/veterans/)
Connecticut College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Conn College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 1,737 students enrolled at Connecticut College, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $26,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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With a ranking of #16, Mount Holyoke College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Mount Holyoke College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mt. Holyoke, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 2,040 students enrolled at Mt. Holyoke, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,745. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Mt. Holyoke Veteran Student Life Report
Middlebury College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Middlebury College is located in Middlebury, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying ethnic studies list, Middlebury has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 2,669 students enrolled at Middlebury, 24 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,101. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Middlebury College]](/colleges/middlebury-college/student-life/veterans/)
Wheaton College Massachusetts ranked #18 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Norton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Wheaton College Massachusetts also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9.According to our most recent data, Wheaton College Massachusetts supports 1,670 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Wellesley College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2020-2021.
Wellesley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 2,280 students enrolled at Wellesley, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $26,725. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full Wellesley Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #20, Smith College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ethnic Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Smith College is a small school located in Northampton, Massachusetts that handed out 26 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Smith also took the #12 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 23 of the 2,504 students enrolled at Smith were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,293. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Smith]](/colleges/smith-college/student-life/veterans/)
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