2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s
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$70,173
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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 Applied Math for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Applied Mathematics is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,107 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, applied mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,929 and had an average of $21,348 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,353 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,946 and $20,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 401 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in applied mathematics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied mathematics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 applied mathematics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 13 Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue also took the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 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 $7,765. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Purdue]](/colleges/purdue-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, UW - 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Madison]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-madison/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 34 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Stout did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 7,970 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Stout, 305 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,590. 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 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 29 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
UC also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 40,826 students enrolled at UC, 909 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,806. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 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 88%. 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 UC]](/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
Wayne State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 470 of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University 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 received scholarships 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 Wayne State University]](/colleges/wayne-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Central Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan, 1 were 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 $425. 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 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Michigan]](/colleges/central-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied math students in 2020-2021.
UWM also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #12.Our most recent data shows that 983 of the 24,565 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee were GI Bill® students, of which 494 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,519. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Kent State University at Kent landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Kent State supports 26,822 students, and 778 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 374 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school 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.
Full Kent State University at Kent Veteran Student Life Report
Michigan State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 22 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State also made our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 Michigan State University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s applied math degrees to qualified students.
University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus 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 $3,240. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #12, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied math degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University, 1 were 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Wabash College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Math for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wabash College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crawfordsville, Indiana. It awarded 3 bachelors’s applied math degrees in 2020-2021.
Wabash not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 868 students enrolled at Wabash College, 4 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 $2,117. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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