2023 Best Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,400
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 213 people earned their degree in terrorism and counterterrorism operations, making the major the 1050th most popular in the United States.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent terrorism and counterterrorism operations programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the terrorism and counterterrorism operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations Schools
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 for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying terrorism and counterterrorism operations.
Top 1 Best Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nichols College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dudley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s terrorism and counterterrorism operations students in 2020-2021.
Nichols did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,518 students enrolled at Nichols College, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,839. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Nichols]](/colleges/nichols-college/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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