2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
American U.S. Studies is the 350th most popular major in the country with 1,419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 120 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American U.S. studies 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 American U.S. studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The united states studies 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 Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying united states studies.
Top 1 Best American U.S. Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for United States Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s United States studies degrees in 2020-2021.
William & Mary also took the #1 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, William & Mary supports 8,939 students, and 531 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 349 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,978. During this same period, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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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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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