2023 Best Disability Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Disability Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 348 people earned their degree in disability studies, making the major the 899th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 100 disability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent disability studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the disability studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Disability Studies for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Disability Studies for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying disability studies.
Top 1 Best Disability Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Disability Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 doctorate’s disability studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Disability Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 33,518 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Chicago, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Illinois at Chicago does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 UIC]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-chicago/student-life/veterans/)
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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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