2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$21,400
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southeast Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
International Security is the 548th most popular major in the country with 659 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 100 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in international security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international security 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 security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best International Security Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 19,793 students enrolled at University of North Georgia, 700 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,929. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairmont State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international security students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairmont State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Fairmont State University supports 3,848 students, and 165 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 63 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,903. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Fairmont State]](/colleges/fairmont-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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