2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Education for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,130 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,937 and $23,962 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate”.
Top 8 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. 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.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2020-2021.
Purdue also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 1 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 $7,765. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Purdue University - Main Campus]](/colleges/purdue-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 73 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio State 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, UIUC supports 52,679 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIUC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Michigan also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 486 of the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan were GI Bill® students, of which 265 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,462. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Eastern Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Findlay ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate list. Findlay, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Findlay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 4,829 students enrolled at The University of Findlay, 67 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,332. During this same period, 6 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%.
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University of Michigan - Flint landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate ranking. University of Michigan - Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
UM Flint did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Michigan - Flint supports 6,829 students, and 230 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 139 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,472. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Michigan - Flint does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Michigan - Flint]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-flint/student-life/veterans/)
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Education for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 19 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 411 of the 15,247 students enrolled at Cleveland State University were GI Bill® students, of which 169 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,076. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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
- *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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