2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 31 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU also made our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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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New York University
New York, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #2 spot on the list. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 36 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU also took the #3 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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University at Albany
Albany, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s list. University at Albany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s international and comparative education degrees to qualified students.

UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 260 of the 17,688 students enrolled at UAlbany were GI Bill® students, of which 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,220. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UAlbany offers 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%.

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s. The American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 12 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying international and comparative education list, The American University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, American University supports 14,001 students, and 613 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. During this same period, 206 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Niagara University
Niagara University, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Niagara University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s. Niagara University, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s international and comparative education degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Niagara also took the #6 spot in our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 114 of the 3,544 students enrolled at Niagara were GI Bill® students, of which 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,174. To help with additional expenses, 20 students received scholarships through 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%.

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Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, New York

With a ranking of #6, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for International and Comparative Education for a Master’s list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 69 masters’s international and comparative education degrees in 2020-2021.

Teachers College also made our “Best International & Comparative Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Teachers College at Columbia University supports 4,547 students, and 30 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,966. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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