2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Michigan for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 24th most popular major in the country with 34,975 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Michigan, there were 608 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other multi/interdisciplinary studies 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 other multi/interdisciplinary studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree vets studying other interdisciplinary studies.

Top 2 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

570 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school 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.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

486 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Of the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan University, 486 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 265 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,462. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Eastern Michigan Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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