2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s
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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 in the Great Lakes Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,648 people earned their degree in accounting and finance, making the major the 289th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 251 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in accounting and finance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting and finance programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting and finance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Southeast landed the #1 spot on the list. Indiana University - Southeast is located in New Albany, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s accounting and finance degrees to qualified students.
Indiana University - Southeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Indiana University - Southeast supports 4,678 students, and 162 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 91 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,005. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Indiana University - Southeast Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s list. DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 133 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DeVry University - Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 53 of the 20,832 students enrolled at DeVry University - Illinois were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,929. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for 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 DeVry University - Illinois]](/colleges/devry-university-illinois/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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.
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