2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Doctorate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for International and Comparative Education for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 293 people earned their degree in international and comparative education, making the major the 724th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in international and comparative education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international and comparative education programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the international and comparative education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The international and comparative education 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 for International and Comparative Education for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying international and comparative education.
Top 3 Best International & Comparative Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s international and comparative education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Doctorate. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s international and comparative education students in 2020-2021.
Lehigh also made our “Best International & Comparative Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 34 of the 7,067 students enrolled at Lehigh were GI Bill® students, of which 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,051. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lehigh]](/colleges/lehigh-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Doctorate list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s international and comparative education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Teachers College also took the #3 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 4,547 students enrolled at Teachers College, 30 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,966. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Teachers College]](/colleges/teachers-college-at-columbia-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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