2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations” ranking.

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations is the 1050th most popular major in the country with 213 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in terrorism and counterterrorism operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality terrorism and counterterrorism operations programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the terrorism and counterterrorism operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying terrorism and counterterrorism operations.

Top 3 Best Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations Colleges for Veterans

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

18,040 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$3,793 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

American Military University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, American Public University System supports 50,047 students, and 18,040 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15,422 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full American Public University System Veteran Student Life Report

2

Nichols College
Dudley, Massachusetts

36 GI Bill® Students**

$14,839 Average GI Bill® Award

$53,889 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nichols College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations. Nichols College is located in Dudley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s terrorism and counterterrorism operations degrees to qualified students.

Nichols also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Nichols supports 1,518 students, and 36 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,839. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Nichols does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Nichols Veteran Student Life Report

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.