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2023 Best Central & Eastern European Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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36 Degrees Awarded
$35,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Central & Eastern European Studies for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Central & Eastern European Studies for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Central & Eastern European Studies is the 1041st most popular major in the country with 77 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Central & Eastern European Studies for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Central and Eastern European studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Central and Eastern European studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Central and Eastern European studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Central & Eastern European Studies for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Central & Eastern European Studies for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Central & Eastern European Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Central & Eastern European Studies for a Master’s list. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s Central and Eastern European studies degrees to qualified students.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown University, 10 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 $30,300. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgetown University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Central & Eastern European Studies for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 masters’s Central and Eastern European studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW - Madison supports 44,640 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Central & Eastern European Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Central & Eastern European Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 15,953 students enrolled at Stanford, 188 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,909. On top of their other funding sources, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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