2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s
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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 Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
International & Comparative Education is the 724th most popular major in the country with 293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 13 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international and comparative education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s”.
Top 13 Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s international and comparative education students in 2020-2021.
GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU 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 $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 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 88%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international and comparative education degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
NYU also made our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, NYU supports 52,775 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s list. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s international and comparative education degrees to qualified students.
Loyola Chicago also took the #4 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 16,893 students enrolled at Loyola Chicago, 261 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 165 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,263. On top of their other funding sources, 78 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Loyola Chicago offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international and comparative education degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 170 of the 14,934 students enrolled at Boston College were GI Bill® students, of which 100 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,142. In addition to receiving other benefits, 64 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Boston College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Boston College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international and comparative education degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
IU Bloomington also took the #9 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington, 1 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. IU Bloomington offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full IU Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report
American University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s list. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 12 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.
The American University also made our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, The American University supports 14,001 students, and 613 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. During this same period, 206 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
Full The American University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, Niagara University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s list. Located in Niagara University, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s international and comparative education students in 2020-2021.
Niagara also took the #11 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 3,544 students enrolled at Niagara, 114 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,174. On top of their other funding sources, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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With a ranking of #8, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s international and comparative education degrees to qualified students.
NAU also took the #10 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, NAU supports 29,566 students, and 1,055 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 622 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. On top of their other funding sources, 56 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%.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.
SHSU also took the #12 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University, 1,092 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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 Sam Houston State University]](/colleges/sam-houston-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Florida International University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s ranking. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 4 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Florida International University supports 58,836 students, and 1,079 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 606 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida International University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FIU]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
Vanderbilt University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s ranking. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 12 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying international and comparative education list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt University, 13 are 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 $17,769. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s ranking. Teachers College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 69 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.
Teachers College also made our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 30 of the 4,547 students enrolled at Teachers College were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 7 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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SIT Graduate Institute came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s ranking. Brattleboro, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international and comparative education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIT, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 137 students enrolled at SIT, 0 are 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.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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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