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2023 Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$34,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Environmental Engineering is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 456 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general environmental engineering 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 general environmental engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate

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

Top 6 Best General Environmental Engineering 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate list. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 6 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor supports 47,907 students, and 570 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 325 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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 96%. 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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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue, 1 were 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. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Purdue University - Main Campus]](/colleges/purdue-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 UIUC]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 7 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UC also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.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. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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%.

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Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Illinois Institute of Technology supports 6,325 students, and 83 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 52 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,905. To help with additional expenses, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Illinois Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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