2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Education for a Master’s

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Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Education for a Master’s list. Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Augusta University also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #2.Among the 8,920 students enrolled at Augusta University, 1 are 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. 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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Clayton State University
Morrow, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clayton State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Education for a Master’s list. Morrow, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Clayton State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 7,052 students enrolled at Clayton State University 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 $2,532. 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.

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Piedmont College
Demorest, Georgia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont College landed the #3 spot on the list. Piedmont College is located in Demorest, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Piedmont College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Of the 2,350 students enrolled at Piedmont College, 68 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,066. In addition to receiving other benefits, 12 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Piedmont College Veteran Student Life Report