2023 Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$25,200
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Labor & Industrial Relations is the 315th most popular major in the country with 1,789 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 53 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in labor and industrial relations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent labor and industrial relations 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 labor and industrial relations program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying labor relations.
Top 2 Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations for a Master’s. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 29 masters’s labor relations degrees in 2020-2021.
WVU also made our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 26,269 students enrolled at WVU, 1,033 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,599. On top of their other funding sources, 66 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full WVU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations for a Master’s list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s labor relations students in 2020-2021.
Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 11,958 students enrolled at Marshall University, 406 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,840. To help with additional expenses, 10 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 Marshall University]](/colleges/marshall-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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