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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,411 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general information science programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 242 students in 2020-2021.
U-M also made our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 570 of the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M were GI Bill® students, of which 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. U-M does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, 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%.
Full U-M Veteran Student Life Report
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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 367 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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 94%, 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 17,834 students enrolled at University of Chicago, 241 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,948. To help with additional expenses, 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 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full University of Chicago Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marquette, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Marquette University supports 11,550 students, and 140 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 93 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,404. On top of their other funding sources, 30 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 88%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Marquette]](/colleges/marquette-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #5 spot on the list. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 76 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying information science list, DePaul has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, DePaul supports 21,922 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 367 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. During this same period, 101 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 DePaul University]](/colleges/depaul-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
UWM also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 24,565 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 983 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 494 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,519. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 5 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying information science list, Wayne State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University, 470 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wayne State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Wayne State Veteran Student Life Report
Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s list. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Eastern Michigan University supports 16,294 students, and 486 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 265 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,462. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s information science students in 2020-2021.
UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 8,783 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Dearborn, 159 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 111 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,134. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UM Dearborn]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-dearborn/student-life/veterans/)
Cleveland State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 40 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 15,247 students enrolled at Cleveland State University, 411 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 169 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,076. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Cleveland State University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 2 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #13.Among the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,240. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 40 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern also made our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northwestern]](/colleges/northwestern-university/student-life/veterans/)
Ball State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s ranking. Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,124. During this same period, 29 students received scholarships through 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%.
Full Ball State Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #14, Roosevelt University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for a Master’s list. Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
Roosevelt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 4,680 students enrolled at Roosevelt University, 95 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,071. During this same period, 20 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Roosevelt University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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