2023 Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 366,996 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southeast region, there were 119,958 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The liberal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s”.
Top 17 Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, NC State supports 36,042 students, and 1,102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 493 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. To help with additional expenses, 27 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NC State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 North Carolina State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
U Miami also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Miami supports 17,809 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,198. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Miami]](/colleges/university-of-miami/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 14 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, University of South Florida - Main Campus supports 50,626 students, and 2,211 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,241 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,943. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 22,080 students enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University, 1,284 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 799 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,132. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Middle Tennessee State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Middle Tennessee State University]](/colleges/middle-tennessee-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 29 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying liberal studies list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 19,764 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 885 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,723. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UNC Greensboro Veteran Student Life Report
University of Memphis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 766 of the 22,205 students enrolled at University of Memphis were GI Bill® students, of which 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,772. During this same period, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full University of Memphis Veteran Student Life Report
Coastal Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Coastal Carolina University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 10,118 students enrolled at Coastal Carolina University, 684 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,232. During this same period, 28 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Coastal Carolina University Veteran Student Life Report
East Tennessee State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s ranking. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 5 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 13,713 students enrolled at East Tennessee State University, 6 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,115. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full East Tennessee State University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
UA Little Rock also took the #9 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 8,899 students enrolled at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,247. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas at Little Rock does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UA Little Rock]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #10, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s list. NKU is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 8 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
NKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 16,211 students enrolled at NKU, 469 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 236 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,158. 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.
Full NKU Veteran Student Life Report
Jacksonville State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13.Of the 9,238 students enrolled at Jacksonville State University, 371 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,159. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Jacksonville State University]](/colleges/jacksonville-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying liberal studies list, AUM has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 5,212 students enrolled at Auburn University at Montgomery, 608 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 193 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,654. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn University at Montgomery offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s ranking. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
UNCA also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11.Our most recent data shows that 153 of the 3,363 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Asheville were GI Bill® students, of which 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,454. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Carolina at Asheville offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UNCA Veteran Student Life Report
Clayton State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies 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 liberal studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Clayton State University also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,532. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Clayton State University Veteran Student Life Report
Arkansas Tech University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s ranking. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 8 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
ATU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 10,829 students enrolled at ATU, 67 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,775. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Arkansas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report
Alcorn State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s ranking. Alcorn State University is a small school located in Alcorn State, Mississippi that handed out 6 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alcorn State, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Alcorn State University supports 3,230 students, and 107 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,404. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Alcorn State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Alcorn State Veteran Student Life Report
Henderson State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s ranking. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
Henderson State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Henderson State University supports 3,163 students, and 129 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 50 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,114. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Henderson State University]](/colleges/henderson-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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