2023 Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for International Relations for a Master’s” ranking.

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 Arizona, there were 238 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,261 and $23,188 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for International Relations for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in international relations and national security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international relations and national security programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international relations and national security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for International Relations for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for International Relations for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

2,131 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for International Relations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. During this same period, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

7,566 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for International Relations for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 13 masters’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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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

Footnotes

• *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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