Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Jewelry Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #1 spot on the list. RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s jewelry arts degrees to qualified students.
RISD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 2,227 students enrolled at RISD, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,999. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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