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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master's

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 Classical Languages for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,267 people earned their degree in General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics, making the major the 376th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 203 General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s”.

Top 7 Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 44,640 students enrolled at UW - Madison, 4 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Madison 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s. University of Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 12,809 students enrolled at University of Notre Dame, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,670. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Notre Dame Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 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 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. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.

Full UIUC Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington, 1 are 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. 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 91%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at IU Bloomington]](/colleges/indiana-university-bloomington/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #6, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

UChicago also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 241 of the 17,834 students enrolled at University of Chicago were GI Bill® students, of which 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,948. To help with additional expenses, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Classical Languages for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s classical languages degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Wayne State also made our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, Wayne State supports 26,241 students, and 470 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 244 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wayne State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Wayne State University]](/colleges/wayne-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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