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

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443 Degrees Awarded
$37,187 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Georgia, there were 505 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,503 and $21,055 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 443 international relations and national security graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in international relations and national security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international relations and national security programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia bachelor’s degree vets studying international relations.

Top 6 Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 264 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.According to our most recent data, UGA supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. During this same period, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full UGA Veteran Student Life Report

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University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. UNG is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Among the 19,793 students enrolled at UNG, 700 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,929. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full UNG Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 24 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus, 430 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. During this same period, 2 students received funds 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Mercer University
Macon, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s list. Mercer University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s international relations degrees to qualified students.

Mercer also took the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 9,006 students enrolled at Mercer were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,244. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through 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 87%. 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%.

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

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. GaSou is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 20 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,102 of the 26,949 students enrolled at Georgia Southern University were GI Bill® students, of which 406 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,665. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds 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 GaSou]](/colleges/georgia-southern-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Emory University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for International Relations for a Bachelor’s ranking. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 27 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Of the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Full Emory University Veteran Student Life Report

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