2023 Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Teaching English or French is the 140th most popular major in the country with 5,791 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, teaching English or French graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,917 and had an average of $20,920 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 510 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,143 and $23,134 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teaching English or French. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teaching English or French programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teaching English or French program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 7 Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s English or French degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying english or french list, Ohio State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ohio State University - Main Campus supports 61,369 students, and 2 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English or French degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s list. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English or French degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
UW - River Falls also took the #1 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 185 of the 5,855 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - River Falls were GI Bill® students, of which 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,939. On top of their other funding sources, 16 students received scholarships 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - River Falls]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-river-falls/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 3,108 students enrolled at Indiana Wesleyan University, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,305. 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 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 IWU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying english or french list, Kent State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’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 University at Kent 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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 Kent State]](/colleges/kent-state-university-at-kent/student-life/veterans/)
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 3 bachelors’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Oshkosh also took the #4 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 15,314 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, 450 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,012. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-oshkosh/student-life/veterans/)
Bluffton University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for English or French for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bluffton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bluffton, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying english or french list, Bluffton has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Teaching English or French Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 750 students enrolled at Bluffton, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,244. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bluffton 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%.
Full Bluffton University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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