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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s

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412 Degrees Awarded
$27,288 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

International Relations & National Security is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,306 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, international relations and national security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,288 and had an average of $21,455 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 450 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,288 and $23,151 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 412 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in international relations and national security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international relations and national security 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 international relations and national security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 11 Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Ohio

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international relations degrees to 176 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our ohio bachelor’s degree vets studying international relations list, Ohio State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ohio State supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s international relations degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list.Of the 18,880 students enrolled at Miami University - Oxford, 405 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,877. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.

Full Miami University - Oxford Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 42 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list.According to our most recent data, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus supports 40,826 students, and 909 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 498 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. During this same period, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full UC Veteran Student Life Report

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Ashland University
Ashland, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ashland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ashland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2020-2021.

Ashland also took the #10 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ashland University supports 4,447 students, and 105 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 88 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,554. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ashland University offers credit for military training for eligible 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 Ashland Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 10 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list.Among the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State, 778 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,199. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kent State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Kent State University at Kent]](/colleges/kent-state-university-at-kent/student-life/veterans/)

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Cleveland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s list. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Cleveland State University also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #8.Of the 15,247 students enrolled at Cleveland State University, 411 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 169 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,076. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Cleveland State University]](/colleges/cleveland-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Walsh University
North Canton, Ohio

Walsh University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our ohio bachelor’s degree vets studying international relations list, Walsh has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking.According to our most recent data, Walsh supports 2,651 students, and 41 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,644. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Walsh offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Walsh]](/colleges/walsh-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Toledo ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s list. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 3 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Toledo also took the #11 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Toledo supports 18,319 students, and 510 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 232 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. During this same period, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Toledo]](/colleges/university-of-toledo/student-life/veterans/)

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The College of Wooster came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wooster College is a small school located in Wooster, Ohio that handed out 14 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Wooster College also made our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 14 of the 1,924 students enrolled at Wooster College were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 The College of Wooster]](/colleges/the-college-of-wooster/student-life/veterans/)

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Denison University
Granville, Ohio

Denison University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s list. Denison is a small school located in Granville, Ohio that handed out 17 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Denison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list.Among the 2,258 students enrolled at Denison University, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,672. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Wittenberg University
Springfield, Ohio

Wittenberg University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for International Relations for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wittenberg is a small school located in Springfield, Ohio that handed out 7 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Wittenberg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list.Of the 1,488 students enrolled at Wittenberg University, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,340. During this same period, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Wittenberg]](/colleges/wittenberg-university/student-life/veterans/)

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