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2023 Best International Relations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
590 Degrees Awarded
$34,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 the New England region, there were 1,562 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in international relations. 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the international relations program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying international relations.

Top 9 Best International Relations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Norwich University
Northfield, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s list. Norwich is a small school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 74 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Norwich did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 822 of the 3,975 students enrolled at Norwich University were GI Bill® students, of which 569 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,528. In addition to receiving other benefits, 55 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Norwich University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Norwich]](/colleges/norwich-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 42 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Yale also made our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,238. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 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%.

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Northeastern also took the #5 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northeastern University supports 22,905 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. To help with additional expenses, 2 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northeastern]](/colleges/northeastern-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 311 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts, 1 are 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Tufts University Veteran Student Life Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 34 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying international relations list, Boston U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. On top of their other funding sources, 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Boston University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Rhode Island supports 17,649 students, and 381 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 187 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,022. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full University of Rhode Island Veteran Student Life Report

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.

Harvard also made our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard, 304 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UBridgeport, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,155 students enrolled at University of Bridgeport, 85 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,432. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Bridgeport]](/colleges/university-of-bridgeport/student-life/veterans/)

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SIT Graduate Institute
Brattleboro, Vermont
#9 in overall quality

SIT Graduate Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking. Located in Brattleboro, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2020-2021.

SIT also made our “Best International Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9.Of the 137 students enrolled at SIT Graduate Institute, 0 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Full SIT Graduate Institute Veteran Student Life Report

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