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2023 Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$30,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Educational Assessment is the 184th most popular major in the country with 2,552 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, educational assessment graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $55,573 and had an average of $34,777 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 169 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in educational assessment. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent educational assessment programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the educational assessment 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 Assessment for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying assessment.

Top 10 Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIUC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 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%.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s assessment degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 43,064 students enrolled at Indiana University - Bloomington, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were 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. Indiana University - Bloomington offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 Indiana University - Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.

WMU also made our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 584 of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. 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.

Full Western Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s assessment students in 2020-2021.

Wayne State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Wayne State Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,518 students enrolled at UIC were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 1 doctorate’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus supports 40,826 students, and 909 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 498 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. During this same period, 15 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Toledo landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate ranking. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Toledo also took the #9 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 510 of the 18,319 students enrolled at University of Toledo were GI Bill® students, of which 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Toledo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full University of Toledo Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s assessment degrees in 2020-2021.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #10.According to our most recent data, OHIO Athens supports 25,714 students, and 726 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,725. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. OHIO Athens offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio University - Athens Campus]](/colleges/ohio-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate ranking. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s assessment degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying assessment list, Kent State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 778 of the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State were GI Bill® students, of which 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,199. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Assessment for a Doctorate ranking. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s assessment students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying assessment list, Michigan State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Educational Assessment Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Michigan State supports 49,695 students, and 2 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 $14,686. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Michigan State University Veteran Student Life Report

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