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2023 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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112 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Health is the 26th most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,221 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,919 and $29,308 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public health program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate

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

Top 11 Best Public Health Doctor’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 Public Health for a Doctorate. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.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 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - Madison supports 44,640 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UW - Madison Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Health 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full IU Bloomington 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 #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UIUC supports 52,679 students, and 10 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate ranking. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Health 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. 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.

Full Wayne State University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 33,518 students enrolled at UIC, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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%.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying public health list, UC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 909 of the 40,826 students enrolled at UC were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.

IUPUI also made our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #10.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,390 students enrolled at IUPUI were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,439. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 778 of the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State were GI Bill® students, of which 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,199. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1 GI Bill® Students**
#9 in overall quality

Medical College of Wisconsin landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Health for a Doctorate ranking. Medical College of Wisconsin is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s public health degrees to qualified students.

Medical College of Wisconsin also took the #9 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Medical College of Wisconsin supports 1,506 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Medical College of Wisconsin]](/colleges/medical-college-of-wisconsin/student-life/veterans/)

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