2023 Best Environmental Health Master’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 Environmental Health for a Master’s 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 school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 14 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 570 of the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor were GI Bill® students, of which 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. During this same period, 0 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 96%.

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Health for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 2 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Toledo also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 510 of the 18,319 students enrolled at University of Toledo were GI Bill® students, of which 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Health for a Master’s list. University of Illinois at Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UIS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, UIS supports 4,146 students, and 214 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 106 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,253. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIS 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%.

Full UIS Veteran Student Life Report