2023 Best Information Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Information Resources Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 1,186 people earned their degree in information resources management, making the major the 395th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 27 information resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 information resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Resources Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in information resources management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information resources management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information resources management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Resources Management for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying information resources management.

Top 3 Best Information Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

1

Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

23 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Resources Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lewis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Lewis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lewis University supports 6,437 students, and 23 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 16 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,559. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Lewis Veteran Student Life Report

2

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

584 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Resources Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s information resources management degrees in 2020-2021.

WMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Western Michigan University supports 19,887 students, and 584 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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3

Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio

327 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Resources Management for a Bachelor’s. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information resources management students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Youngstown State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 11,835 students enrolled at Youngstown State University, 327 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 130 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,697. During this same period, 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 Youngstown State University]](/colleges/youngstown-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Information Resources Management Bachelor’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.

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