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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Community College Administration for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Community College Education is the 714th most popular major in the country with 354 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 48 community college education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community College Administration for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community college education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community college education programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the community college education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying community college administration.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community College Administration for a Doctorate. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s community college administration students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying community college administration list, UW - Stout has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - Stout supports 7,970 students, and 305 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 133 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,590. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Stout does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Community College Administration for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 28 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ferris State University supports 11,165 students, and 377 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 189 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. 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 Ferris State University]](/colleges/ferris-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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