2023 Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, Ohio

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geography for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 6 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ohio State supports 61,369 students, and 2 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geography for a Doctorate. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 7 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geography for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying geography list, UIUC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIUC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geography for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2020-2021.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Kent State University at Kent
Kent, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geography for a Doctorate list. Kent State University at Kent is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Kent State also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6.Of the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State University at Kent, 778 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,199. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kent State University at Kent offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Illinois

Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geography for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

NIU also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 16,769 students enrolled at NIU, 480 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 207 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,822. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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