2023 Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 618 people earned their degree in applied economics, making the major the 534th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 94 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied economics 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 economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying applied economics.
Top 1 Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Applied Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 6 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2020-2021.
BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 18,142 students enrolled at BGSU, 577 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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