2023 Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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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 Southeast Region for Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Development Economics & International Development is the 536th most popular major in the country with 593 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 98 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 development economics and international development graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in development economics and international development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality development economics and international development programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the development economics and international development 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 Southeast Region for Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane were GI Bill® students, of which 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 scholarships through 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 Covenant College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Development Economics and International Development for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s development economics and international development degrees in 2020-2021.
Covenant also made our “Best Development Economics & International Development Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 911 students enrolled at Covenant College, 25 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,752. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Covenant College]](/colleges/covenant-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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