2023 Best Other Political Science & Government Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$27,800
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Political Science & Government” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,010 people earned their degree in other political science and government, making the major the 442nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 102 other political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Political Science & Government” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other political science and government. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other political science and government programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other political science and government program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Political Science & Government
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region vets studying other political science & government.
Top 3 Best Other Political Science & Government Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Political Science & Government that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #1 spot on the list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 18 ’s other political science and government degrees in 2020-2021.
Xavier also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 249 of the 7,061 students enrolled at Xavier University were GI Bill® students, of which 184 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,316. During this same period, 75 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Xavier University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Xavier]](/colleges/xavier-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Political Science & Government that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 14 ’s other political science and government degrees in 2020-2021.
WMU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 584 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Western Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Political Science & Government list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other political science and government degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,240. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full University of Akron 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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