2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Economics

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Economics that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s international economics degrees to qualified students.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State University were GI Bill® students, of which 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,934. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia State]](/colleges/georgia-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Economics that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Carrollton, Georgia. It awarded 3 ’s international economics degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Georgia, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 490 of the 13,419 students enrolled at University of West Georgia were GI Bill® students, of which 171 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,416. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Economics that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhodes College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s international economics students in 2020-2021.

Rhodes College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 1,875 students enrolled at Rhodes College, 30 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,148. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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