2023 Best Area Studies, Other Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$42,200
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region for Area Studies, Other for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 775 people earned their degree in area studies, other, making the major the 492nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 332 area studies, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality area studies, other programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the area studies, other program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Area Studies, Other for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Area Studies, Other for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying area studies, other.
Top 1 Best Area Studies, Other Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Area Studies, Other for a Master’s list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s area studies, other students in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia also made our “Best Area Studies, Other Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 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 97%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Virginia]](/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/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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