2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Global Studies for a Master’s

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Global Studies for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

International/Globalization Studies is the 112th most popular major in the country with 7,368 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Texas, there were 600 international/globalization studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Global Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in international/globalization studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international/globalization studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international/globalization studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Global Studies for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Global Studies for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best International/Globalization Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

1

University of North Texas
Denton, Texas

2,038 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Global Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s global studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNT supports 40,953 students, and 2,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships 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 85%.

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2

Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

2,559 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Global Studies for a Master’s list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s global studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International/Globalization Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,559 of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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3

Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, Texas

200 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$14,924 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Global Studies for a Master’s list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s global studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

DBU also made our “Best International/Globalization Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3.Among the 4,247 students enrolled at Dallas Baptist University, 200 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 150 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,924. On top of their other funding sources, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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

Footnotes

• *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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