2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Operations Research

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 General Operations Research” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Operations Research is the 332nd most popular major in the country with 1,698 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 159 general operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Operations Research” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general operations research. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general operations research programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general operations research 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 General Operations Research

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Operations Research”.

Top 2 Best General Operations Research Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois

10 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$71,539 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Operations Research that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 46 ’s general operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 are 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. 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

2

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

109 GI Bill® Students**

$18,799 Average GI Bill® Award

$78,330 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Operations Research that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general operations research degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Case Western also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 11,465 students enrolled at Case Western Reserve University, 109 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,799. In addition to receiving other benefits, 35 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.

Full Case Western Veteran Student Life Report

• Best General Operations Research Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.