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2023 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

69 Ranked Colleges
5,428 Degrees Awarded
$40,786 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 11,649 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,366 and $28,905 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 69 colleges that offered a degree in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work 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 social work program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s”.

Top 25 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 133 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 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 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 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 69 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 173 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, UK supports 29,986 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 194 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying social work list, VCU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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%.

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 232 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

UA also took the #11 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,081 of the 37,840 students enrolled at The University of Alabama were GI Bill® students, of which 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. On top of their other funding sources, 357 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Alabama offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

Full The University of Alabama Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 69 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #5 spot on the list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 243 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying social work list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Knoxville supports 30,559 students, and 1,122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 739 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

With a ranking of #6, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 195 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

UofL also took the #13 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 17 of the 22,211 students enrolled at UofL were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,972. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UofL]](/colleges/university-of-louisville/student-life/veterans/)

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work 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 social work degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.

ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 28,798 students enrolled at East Carolina University 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 $11,409. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. East Carolina University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at East Carolina University]](/colleges/east-carolina-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 34 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

UARK also took the #17 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Arkansas supports 27,562 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.

Full UARK Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #9, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 153 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,609 of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC were GI Bill® students, of which 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,453. In addition to receiving other benefits, 33 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of South Carolina - Columbia]](/colleges/university-of-south-carolina-columbia/student-life/veterans/)

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

George Mason University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s ranking. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,334 of the 38,541 students enrolled at GMU were GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. To help with additional expenses, 42 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.

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Auburn also took the #12 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Auburn supports 30,737 students, and 1,499 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 746 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,423. During this same period, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Auburn]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 327 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Louisiana State University supports 34,285 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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. Louisiana State University does offer 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%. 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College]](/colleges/louisiana-state-university-and-agricultural-and-mechanical-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Troy University
Troy, Alabama

Troy University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s ranking. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 169 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

Among the 16,497 students enrolled at Troy University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,250. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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/)

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 114 students in 2020-2021.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at NC State]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 50,626 students enrolled at USF Tampa, 2,211 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,943. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students received scholarships 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full USF Tampa Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #16, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 233 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, UCF supports 71,881 students, and 2,263 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,995. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Central Florida]](/colleges/university-of-central-florida/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #17, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 19,764 students enrolled at UNC Greensboro, 885 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,723. To help with additional expenses, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Veteran Student Life Report

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

With a ranking of #18, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 62 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Georgia State supports 36,360 students, and 1,873 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 662 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,934. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for 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 Georgia State University]](/colleges/georgia-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of North Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

Of the 8,086 students enrolled at UNA, 331 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,111. 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.

Full UNA Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 189 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying social work list, UGA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Work 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

Samford University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, Samford supports 5,729 students, and 162 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 101 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,201. On top of their other funding sources, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Samford does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s ranking. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 14,606 students enrolled at University of Southern Mississippi, 351 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,605. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Southern Mississippi offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

With a ranking of #23, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. Appalachian State is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 53 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Appalachian State also took the #23 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 20,023 students enrolled at Appalachian State, 780 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Appalachian State Veteran Student Life Report

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Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 37 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the 6,726 students enrolled at Fayetteville State University, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $502. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, Florida

Saint Leo University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Social Work for a Master’s ranking. Saint Leo University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Leo, Florida that handed out 92 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 9,832 students enrolled at Saint Leo University, 8 are 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 $4,916. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Saint Leo University]](/colleges/saint-leo-university/student-life/veterans/)

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