2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Economics for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$27,100
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Economics for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 618 people earned their degree in applied economics, making the major the 534th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 56 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied economics programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the applied economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Economics for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying applied economics.
Top 1 Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Economics for a Master’s list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida State 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State]](/colleges/florida-state-university/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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