Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Development Economics and International Development for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #1 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 26 masters’s development economics and international development degrees in 2020-2021.
Emory also made our “Best Development Economics & International Development Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1.Of the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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