2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s
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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 Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 14,306 people earned their degree in international relations and national security, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, international relations and national security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,288 and had an average of $21,455 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,190 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,347 and $21,791 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in international relations and national security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international relations and national security programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 and national security program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s”.
Top 19 Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 76 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, GMU supports 38,541 students, and 2,334 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. On top of their other funding sources, 42 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. GMU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at GMU]](/colleges/george-mason-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 32 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
U Miami also took the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 17,809 students enrolled at U Miami were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. U Miami does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 Miami Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Florida State University supports 43,569 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,819. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 Florida State]](/colleges/florida-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia - Main Campus, 3 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 93 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13,282 of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University were GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Liberty University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Liberty University]](/colleges/liberty-university/student-life/veterans/)
Old Dominion University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Old Dominion supports 24,286 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Old Dominion Veteran Student Life Report
University of Kentucky landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 27 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying international relations list, UK has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 29,986 students enrolled at UK, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Kentucky]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of South Carolina - Columbia supports 35,470 students, and 1,609 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 651 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. During this same period, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UofSC Veteran Student Life Report
Troy University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 73 degrees to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 16,497 students enrolled at TROY, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,250. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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 TROY]](/colleges/troy-university/student-life/veterans/)
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying international relations list, NC State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. To help with additional expenses, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Georgia landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
UGA also took the #6 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UGA]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)
Duke University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s international relations students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying international relations list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Duke University]](/colleges/duke-university/student-life/veterans/)
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 23 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 430 of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,376. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Florida International University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,079 of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. FIU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FIU]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
East Carolina University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying international relations list, ECU has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 28,798 students enrolled at ECU, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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University of North Georgia ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s list. University of North Georgia is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying international relations list, UNG has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of North Georgia supports 19,793 students, and 700 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 259 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,929. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Regent University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 10 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent, 1,414 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,203. In addition to receiving other benefits, 42 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Regent University]](/colleges/regent-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #18, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international relations degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 22,080 students enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University, 1,284 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 799 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,132. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Middle Tennessee State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Middle Tennessee State University]](/colleges/middle-tennessee-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for International Relations for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying international relations list, UNF has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 16,926 students enrolled at University of North Florida, 1,067 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 616 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,959. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Florida offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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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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