Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus supports 40,826 students, and 909 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 498 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,806. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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