2023 Best Other Homeland Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Master’s list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 12 masters’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU, 1 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Veteran Student Life Report

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 143 masters’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.

Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 14,465 students enrolled at Eastern, 869 were 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern]](/colleges/eastern-kentucky-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Master’s list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s other homeland security students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana, 1 are 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. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Veteran Student Life Report