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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$51,023 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,175 people earned their degree in peace studies and conflict resolution, making the major the 231st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, peace studies and conflict resolution graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,590 and had an average of $21,045 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 440 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,457 and $25,156 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in peace studies and conflict resolution. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in peace studies and conflict resolution.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution in the Southeast Region

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Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Mennonite University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Mennonite is a small school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 11 masters’s conflict resolution degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at Eastern Mennonite University

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region. Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at Lipscomb University

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 71 masters’s conflict resolution degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full GMU Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 22 masters’s conflict resolution degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at UNC Greensboro

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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 24 masters’s conflict resolution degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full Kennesaw State University Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region list. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conflict resolution degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at UNCW

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nova Southeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s conflict resolution students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at NUS Florida

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