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2023 Best Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

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Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Economics for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Georgia for Economics for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 49,055 people earned their degree in economics, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,736 and had an average of $22,046 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 642 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,668 and $23,087 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Economics for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent economics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Economics for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Economics for a Master’s”.

Top 4 Best Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Economics for a Master’s list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s economics degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

Georgia State also made our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #3.Of the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State, 1,873 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,934. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified masters’s economics students in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Our most recent data shows that 430 of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Economics for a Master’s. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s economics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.According to our most recent data, UGA supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 34 degrees to qualified masters’s economics students in 2020-2021.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

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