2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s

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Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, Ohio

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.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. 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 94%.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, Ohio

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 the Great Lakes Region for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 405 of the 18,880 students enrolled at Miami University - Oxford were GI Bill® students, of which 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,877. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Miami University - Oxford offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, 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%.

Full Miami University - Oxford Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UC supports 40,826 students, and 909 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 498 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,806. To help with additional expenses, 15 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 88%, 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%.

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Urban Design for a Bachelor’s. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 16 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 21,597 students enrolled at Ball State University, 455 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,124. To help with additional expenses, 29 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ball State University 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%.

Full Ball State Veteran Student Life Report