2023 Best Administration of Special Education Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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 Administration of Special Ed” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Administration of Special Education is the 950th most popular major in the country with 186 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 40 administration of special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Administration of Special Ed” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in administration of special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great administration of special education 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 administration of special education 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 Administration of Special Ed

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region vets studying administration of special ed.

Top 2 Best Administration of Special Education Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

1

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

584 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$9,981 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Administration of Special Ed list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s administration of special ed students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Western Michigan University supports 19,887 students, and 584 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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 Western Michigan University]](/colleges/western-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

134 GI Bill® Students**

$7,085 Average GI Bill® Award

$46,133 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Administration of Special Ed. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Concordia University, Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Concordia University, Chicago supports 6,491 students, and 134 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 96 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,085. During this same period, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Concordia University, Chicago does offer 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%.

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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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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