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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for International Studies for a Master’s

1 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$39,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for International Studies for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for International Studies for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

International Studies is the 100th most popular major in the country with 7,368 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, international studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,198 and had an average of $21,594 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 102 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,976 and $20,939 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international 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 studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for International Studies for a Master’s

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

Top 1 Best International Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for International Studies for a Master’s. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international studies degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.

GMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Of the 38,541 students enrolled at George Mason University, 2,334 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. During this same period, 42 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at GMU]](/colleges/george-mason-university/student-life/veterans/)

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