2025 Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Schools in the Southeast Region
7Colleges in the Southeast Region
335Conflict Resolution Degrees Awarded
$49,410Avg Early-Career Salary
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #231 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for peace studies & conflict resolution students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 335 degrees in peace studies & conflict resolution annually.
Choosing a Great Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution School
Your choice of peace studies & conflict resolution school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Rankings by Degree Level
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 Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the conflict resolution degree levels they offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Conflict Resolution
George Mason University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in peace studies & conflict resolution. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 90 peace studies & conflict resolution students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available. Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution degree recipients from George Mason University earn a boost of approximately $2,081 above the typical income of peace studies & conflict resolution graduates.
It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you wish to pursue a degree in peace studies & conflict resolution. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 102 peace studies & conflict resolution students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the conflict resolution program state that they receive average early career wages of $44,503.
It is difficult to beat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach if you wish to pursue a degree in peace studies & conflict resolution. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Daytona Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #187 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 peace studies & conflict resolution students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent data year.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in peace studies & conflict resolution. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 31 peace studies & conflict resolution students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the conflict resolution program make about $43,830 for their early career.
KSU Georgia is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw. This university ranks 20th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 25 peace studies & conflict resolution students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, conflict resolution degree recipients generally make around $35,174 in the first five years of their career.
Lipscomb is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. This university ranks 8th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 8 peace studies & conflict resolution students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent year we have data available.
UNCW is a large public university located in the city of Wilmington. This university ranks 12th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 14 peace studies & conflict resolution students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent data year.
One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution has other similar majors worth exploring.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of peace studies & conflict resolution school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
