2023 Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for International Relations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 283 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $30,300. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgetown does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for International Relations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 381 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU 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 $3,185. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for International Relations for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 279 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

The American University also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3.Of the 14,001 students enrolled at American University, 613 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. In addition to receiving other benefits, 206 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Institute of World Politics
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of World Politics. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for International Relations for a Master’s list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2020-2021.

Institute of World Politics not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.According to our most recent data, Institute of World Politics supports 120 students, and 23 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,666. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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