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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 16,104 people earned their degree in family practice nurse/nursing, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,037 family practice nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in family practice nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family practice nurse/nursing programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family practice nurse/nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate”.

Top 6 Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,101. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wayne State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 3 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying family practice nursing list, UC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 40,826 students enrolled at UC, 909 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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Viterbo University
La Crosse, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Viterbo University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Viterbo also took the #4 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 51 of the 2,516 students enrolled at Viterbo University were GI Bill® students, of which 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,288. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Viterbo 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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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valparaiso University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate list. Valpo is a small school located in Valparaiso, Indiana that handed out 15 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying family practice nursing list, Valpo has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 3,122 students enrolled at Valpo, 39 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,678. To help with additional expenses, 16 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Indianapolis landed the #5 spot on the list. UIndy is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 4 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

UIndy also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 5,638 students enrolled at UIndy, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full University of Indianapolis Veteran Student Life Report

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Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Indiana

Saint Mary’s College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Family Practice Nursing for a Doctorate ranking. This small school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

St. Mary’s College also made our “Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Saint Mary’s College supports 1,581 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,634. During this same period, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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