2023 Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Labor Relations for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,789 people earned their degree in labor and industrial relations, making the major the 315th most popular in the United States.

Across Michigan, there were 63 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Labor Relations for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in labor and industrial relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great labor and industrial relations programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the labor and industrial relations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Labor Relations for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Labor Relations for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Labor Relations for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

1

Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

470 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Labor Relations for a Master’s list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s labor relations degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.According to our most recent data, Wayne State University supports 26,241 students, and 470 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 244 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Wayne State University]](/colleges/wayne-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

2 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Labor Relations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 44 masters’s labor relations degrees in 2020-2021.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.According to our most recent data, Michigan State University supports 49,695 students, and 2 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 $14,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

• Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy.