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2023 Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

40 Ranked Colleges
489 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 8,484 people earned their degree in entrepreneurship, making the major the 158th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,494 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 489 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in entrepreneurship. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality entrepreneurship programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the entrepreneurship program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 25 Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s. UDayton is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 62 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UDayton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 11,650 students enrolled at UDayton, 197 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,930. To help with additional expenses, 40 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UDayton does offer 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 91%.

Full UDayton Veteran Student Life Report

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Xavier also took the #7 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 249 of the 7,061 students enrolled at Xavier 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. To help with additional expenses, 75 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Xavier does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #4 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Miami University - Oxford supports 18,880 students, and 405 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 259 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,877. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Miami University - Oxford does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, 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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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 62 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Central Michigan supports 17,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $425. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Michigan offers 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%.

Full Central Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

Marquette also took the #2 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 11,550 students enrolled at Marquette, 140 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 93 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,404. During this same period, 30 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIUC 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UIUC]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)

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Grand Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

GVSU also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #13.According to our most recent data, GVSU supports 23,350 students, and 479 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 198 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,686. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying entrepreneurial studies list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 486 of the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Michigan]](/colleges/eastern-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2020-2021.

UW - Whitewater also took the #14 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 383 of the 11,989 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater were GI Bill® students, of which 181 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,342. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-whitewater/student-life/veterans/)

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, OHIO Athens supports 25,714 students, and 726 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,725. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Northwood University
Midland, Michigan

Northwood University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midland, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 2,541 students enrolled at Northwood, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,570. 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.

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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northwood University]](/colleges/northwood-university-michigan/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

With a ranking of #12, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2020-2021.

WMU also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #25.Our most recent data shows that 584 of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Michigan University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Michigan University]](/colleges/western-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 30 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State, 778 are 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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North Central College
Naperville, Illinois

North Central College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s list. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Naperville, Illinois. It awarded 3 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

North Central not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, North Central supports 2,832 students, and 46 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 32 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,214. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at North Central College]](/colleges/north-central-college/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 33,518 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Chicago, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full UIC Veteran Student Life Report

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Loyola Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 16,893 students enrolled at Loyola University Chicago, 261 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 165 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,263. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Loyola University Chicago Veteran Student Life Report

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Ashland University
Ashland, Ohio

With a ranking of #17, Ashland University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Ashland University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Ohio. It awarded 9 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Ashland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 105 of the 4,447 students enrolled at Ashland were GI Bill® students, of which 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,554. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full Ashland University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Toledo landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 18,319 students enrolled at University of Toledo, 510 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full University of Toledo Veteran Student Life Report

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Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois

Benedictine University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Lisle, Illinois, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Benedictine U, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 3,779 students enrolled at Benedictine U, 89 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,915. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full Benedictine University Veteran Student Life Report

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Franklin University
Columbus, Ohio

Franklin University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Franklin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Our most recent data shows that 472 of the 5,926 students enrolled at Franklin University were GI Bill® students, of which 287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,926. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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With a ranking of #21, Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s list. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 3,108 students enrolled at IWU, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,305. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full Indiana Wesleyan University Veteran Student Life Report

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 21,597 students enrolled at Ball State, 455 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,124. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full Ball State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan

Northern Michigan University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized school located in Marquette, Michigan that handed out 10 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 7,368 students enrolled at Northern Michigan University, 337 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,630. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northern Michigan University]](/colleges/northern-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Lake Erie College
Painesville, Ohio

Lake Erie College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Painesville, Ohio, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, LEC supports 949 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,725. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. LEC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Lake Erie College Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #25, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Entrepreneurial Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Flint, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, UM Flint supports 6,829 students, and 230 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 139 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,472. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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