2023 Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 264 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UGA]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)

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University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s. University of North Georgia is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNG also made our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, UNG supports 19,793 students, and 700 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 259 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,929. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full University of North Georgia Veteran Student Life Report

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international relations degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus, 430 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,376. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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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Mercer University
Macon, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 15 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 9,006 students enrolled at Mercer were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,244. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Mercer University]](/colleges/mercer-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Among the 26,949 students enrolled at Georgia Southern University, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 406 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,665. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgia Southern University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Georgia Southern University Veteran Student Life Report

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

With a ranking of #6, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s list. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Emory University]](/colleges/emory-university/student-life/veterans/)