2023 Best International Business Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Business for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 9,101 people earned their degree in international business, making the major the 89th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, international business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $50,156 and had an average of $22,689 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 427 international business graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,185 and $22,039 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Business for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in international business. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international business programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international business program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The international business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Business for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Business for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Business for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best International Business Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

5 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Business for a Master’s list. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s international business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 12,229 students enrolled at SLU, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SLU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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 SLU Veteran Student Life Report

2

Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

31 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Business for a Master’s list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s international business students in 2020-2021.

Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 7,382 students enrolled at Lindenwood University, 31 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,583. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lindenwood University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.

Full Lindenwood University Veteran Student Life Report

3

Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

58 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$7,227 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mercy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Business for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s international business degrees in 2020-2021.

Mount Mercy also made our “Best International Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Mount Mercy University supports 1,705 students, and 58 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 33 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,227. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Mount Mercy Veteran Student Life Report

• Best International Business Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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