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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Management Science for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Management Science for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Management Science for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 43,382 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, management sciences and quantitative methods graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $65,672 and had an average of $23,166 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 7,693 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,942 and $23,632 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Management Science for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in management sciences and quantitative methods. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great management sciences and quantitative methods programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the management sciences and quantitative methods program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Management Science for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Management Science for a Doctorate”.

Top 4 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Management Science for a Doctorate. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign supports 52,679 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UIUC]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Management Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s management science students in 2020-2021.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 241 of the 17,834 students enrolled at University of Chicago were GI Bill® students, of which 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,948. During this same period, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UChicago]](/colleges/university-of-chicago/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Management Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.

UWM also took the #4 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 24,565 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 983 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 494 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,519. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Management Science for a Doctorate list. Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s management science degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 6,325 students enrolled at Illinois Institute of Technology, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,905. To help with additional expenses, 14 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Illinois Tech]](/colleges/illinois-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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