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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor's

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 Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Sales & Marketing is the 139th most popular major in the country with 5,923 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general sales and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,525 and had an average of $23,038 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,085 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,214 and $23,864 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 462 general sales and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general sales and marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general sales and marketing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general sales and marketing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 7 Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’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 Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 165 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school 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.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - Madison]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-madison/student-life/veterans/)

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 134 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying sales & marketing list, Purdue has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Purdue supports 46,655 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,765. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Purdue Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

BGSU also made our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 18,142 students enrolled at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus, 577 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 258 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,240. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Akron Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stout, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 305 of the 7,970 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Stout were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,590. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ball State supports 21,597 students, and 455 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 182 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,124. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students qualified for 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ball State University]](/colleges/ball-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Manchester University
North Manchester, Indiana

Manchester University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Sales & Marketing for a Bachelor’s ranking. Manchester University is located in North Manchester, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s sales and marketing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Manchester University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 19 of the 1,449 students enrolled at Manchester University were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,146. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full Manchester University Veteran Student Life Report

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