2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Conflict Resolution for a Master’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Conflict Resolution for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,175 people earned their degree in peace studies and conflict resolution, making the major the 410th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 278 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Conflict Resolution for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in peace studies and conflict resolution. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great peace studies and conflict resolution programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the peace studies and conflict resolution program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Conflict Resolution for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Conflict Resolution for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Conflict Resolution for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s conflict resolution students in 2020-2021.
Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Georgetown supports 19,371 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Conflict Resolution for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 36 masters’s conflict resolution degrees in 2020-2021.
The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 14,001 students enrolled at The American University, 613 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. On top of their other funding sources, 206 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Conflict Resolution for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Salisbury, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s conflict resolution students in 2020-2021.
Salisbury also took the #3 spot in our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 223 of the 8,124 students enrolled at Salisbury were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,584. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Conflict Resolution for a Master’s. California, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conflict resolution degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 340 of the 6,885 students enrolled at Cal U were GI Bill® students, of which 201 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,252. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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
- *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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