2023 Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 12 masters’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 29,070 students enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,085. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Virginia Commonwealth University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Master’s list. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 143 masters’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to qualified students.

Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 14,465 students enrolled at Eastern Kentucky University, 869 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 469 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,031. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Master’s. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 31 masters’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees in 2020-2021.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,227. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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