2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 293 people earned their degree in international and comparative education, making the major the 724th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 14 international and comparative education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international and comparative education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international and comparative education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international and comparative education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying international and comparative education.
Top 2 Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 7 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.
NAU also made our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,378. In addition to receiving other benefits, 56 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the 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 #2 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,092 of the 21,912 students enrolled at SHSU were GI Bill® students, of which 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,097. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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