2023 Best Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 2 doctorate’s Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, other degrees in 2020-2021.

U-M also made our “Best Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. U-M offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)

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Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, other degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, other list, Ohio State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 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 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%. 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 Ohio State]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 14 doctorate’s Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, other degrees in 2020-2021.

UChicago also made our “Best Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.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. On top of their other funding sources, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 100%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full UChicago Veteran Student Life Report