2023 Best International Security Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
53
Degrees Awarded
$22,200
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 659 people earned their degree in international security, making the major the 548th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 182 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best International Security Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for International Security for a Bachelor’s. Angelo State University is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 47 bachelors’s international security degrees in 2020-2021.
Angelo State also made our “Best International Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 507 of the 10,775 students enrolled at Angelo State were GI Bill® students, of which 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,911. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Angelo State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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