2023 Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Latin American Studies for a Master’s” ranking.

Latin American Studies is the 560th most popular major in the country with 632 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 103 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Latin American Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in Latin American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Latin American studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Latin American studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Latin American Studies for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying latin american studies.

Top 2 Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Latin American Studies for a Master’s list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying latin american studies list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida, 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UF]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

1,476 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Latin American Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of North Carolina at Charlotte supports 30,146 students, and 1,476 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 642 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,691. During this same period, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNC Charlotte]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-charlotte/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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