2023 Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Applied Statistics, General is the 635th most popular major in the country with 464 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in applied statistics, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied statistics, general 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 statistics, general program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying applied statistics, general.
Top 13 Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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 for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 86 masters’s applied statistics, general degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying applied statistics, general list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 570 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. 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 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 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UK also made our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Among the 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky, 1 are 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. 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 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
KU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 70 of the 26,744 students enrolled at KU were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. KU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s applied statistics, general students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 37,840 students enrolled at UA, 2,081 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. On top of their other funding sources, 357 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 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 87%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s list. Rochester Institute of Technology is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s applied statistics, general degrees to qualified students.
RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,158 students enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology 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 $17,424. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full Rochester Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s ranking. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s applied statistics, general degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,609 of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC were GI Bill® students, of which 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,453. On top of their other funding sources, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UofSC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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 UofSC]](/colleges/university-of-south-carolina-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 26 masters’s applied statistics, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Colorado State University - Fort Collins supports 32,428 students, and 1,606 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. To help with additional expenses, 68 students received scholarships 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 85%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado State University - Fort Collins]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-fort-collins/student-life/veterans/)
Marquette University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Marquette is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 7 masters’s applied statistics, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Marquette also took the #10 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Marquette supports 11,550 students, and 140 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 93 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,404. On top of their other funding sources, 30 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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Marquette University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 22 masters’s applied statistics, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Michigan Tech supports 6,873 students, and 126 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 70 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,246. 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.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Michigan Technological University]](/colleges/michigan-technological-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a fairly large public school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 masters’s applied statistics, general degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - La Crosse also took the #12 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 10,531 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 230 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,846. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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 86%. 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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Villanova University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s ranking. Villanova is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 26 masters’s applied statistics, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Villanova also took the #3 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 11,032 students enrolled at Villanova University, 997 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 824 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,584. On top of their other funding sources, 41 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Villanova Veteran Student Life Report
DePaul University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s ranking. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 19 masters’s applied statistics, general degrees in 2020-2021.
DePaul also took the #11 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, DePaul University supports 21,922 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 367 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,957. To help with additional expenses, 101 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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With a ranking of #13, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Statistics, General for a Master’s list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
BGSU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Applied Statistics, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 577 of the 18,142 students enrolled at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 258 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus 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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