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2023 Best International Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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138 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly for International Policy Analysis for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for International Policy Analysis for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 245 people earned their degree in international policy analysis, making the major the 786th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 138 international policy analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for International Policy Analysis for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international policy analysis. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international policy analysis programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international policy analysis program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for International Policy Analysis for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 5 Best International Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for International Policy Analysis for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s international policy analysis degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 28,669 students enrolled at UT Dallas were GI Bill® students, of which 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,706. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 90%.

Full UT Dallas Veteran Student Life Report

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Mercer University
Macon, Georgia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for International Policy Analysis for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 10 bachelors’s international policy analysis degrees in 2020-2021.

Mercer not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best International Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 9,006 students enrolled at Mercer University, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Mercer Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for International Policy Analysis for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 36 bachelors’s international policy analysis degrees in 2020-2021.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best International Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut, 1 are 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UCONN]](/colleges/university-of-connecticut/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International Policy Analysis for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s international policy analysis degrees in 2020-2021.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University were GI Bill® students, of which 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students received scholarships 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SMU]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Trinity College
Hartford, Connecticut

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for International Policy Analysis for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity College landed the #5 spot on the list. Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s international policy analysis degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Trinity Bantams also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 2,241 students enrolled at Trinity Bantams, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,408. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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