2023 Best Modern Languages Master’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 Modern Languages for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,871 people earned their degree in modern languages, making the major the 234th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 163 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Modern Languages for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in modern languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent modern languages 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 modern languages 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 Modern Languages for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Modern Languages for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Modern Languages for a Master’s list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
UWM also made our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 24,565 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 983 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 494 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,519. During this same period, 3 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 - Milwaukee]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Modern Languages for a Master’s. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
SIUC also made our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Southern Illinois University Carbondale supports 11,366 students, and 1 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Modern Languages for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Wayne State University 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Modern Languages for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Illinois State University supports 20,720 students, and 530 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 163 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,997. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Illinois State University offers 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%.
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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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