2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public/Applied History
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Ranked Colleges
27
Degrees Awarded
$26,600
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public/Applied History” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Public/Applied History is the 828th most popular major in the country with 229 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 27 public/applied history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public/Applied History” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public/applied history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public/applied history programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public/applied history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public/Applied History
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region vets studying public/applied history.
Top 3 Best Public/Applied History Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public/Applied History. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public/applied history degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan University 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 $425. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Michigan University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Central Michigan]](/colleges/central-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public/Applied History list. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WMU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 584 of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. 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.
Full Western Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public/Applied History. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 470 of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State were GI Bill® students, of which 244 were 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.
Full Wayne State Veteran Student Life Report
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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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