2023 Best International Relations Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
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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. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for International Relations for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 13,117 people earned their degree in international relations, making the major the 63rd most popular in the United States.
Across Massachusetts, there were 1,104 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international relations programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international relations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for International Relations for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for International Relations for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best International Relations Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for International Relations for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Tufts also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tufts supports 12,219 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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