2023 Best General Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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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 General Applied Math for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Applied Mathematics is the 152nd most popular major in the country with 4,667 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 362 general applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Applied Math for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general applied mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general applied mathematics programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general applied mathematics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Applied Math for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Applied Math for a Doctorate”.
Top 4 Best General Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Applied Math for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s general applied math degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, U-M supports 47,907 students, and 570 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 325 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Applied Math for a Doctorate list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general applied math degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State University at Kent, 778 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kent State University at Kent does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Applied Math for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general applied math students in 2020-2021.
Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland University, 323 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,271. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for General Applied Math for a Doctorate. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general applied math degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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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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