2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations
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Ranked Colleges
53
Degrees Awarded
$25,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Labor Relations” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,789 people earned their degree in labor and industrial relations, making the major the 315th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 53 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in labor and industrial relations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality labor and industrial relations programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations”.
Top 2 Best Labor & Industrial Relations Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified ’s labor relations students in 2020-2021.
WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.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. To help with additional expenses, 66 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WVU]](/colleges/west-virginia-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Labor Relations that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s labor relations degrees to qualified students.
Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Marshall University supports 11,958 students, and 406 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 128 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,840. During this same period, 10 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 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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