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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

158 Ranked Colleges
30,385 Degrees Awarded
$68,266 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 862,104 business, management and marketing students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,915 and had an average of $25,393 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 127,310 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,664 and $25,412 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s” ranking looked at 158 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business, management and marketing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business, management and marketing programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s”.

Top 25 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 158 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 994 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. U-M offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 158 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 326 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying business, management & marketing list, Ohio State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State University - Main Campus, 2 are 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business, management and marketing degrees to 1,671 students in 2020-2021.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 158 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 342 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - Madison supports 44,640 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Madison offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Veteran Student Life Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 258 diplomas to qualified masters’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Purdue supports 46,655 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full Purdue Veteran Student Life Report

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,048 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. IU Bloomington 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Indiana University - Bloomington]](/colleges/indiana-university-bloomington/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #7, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s list. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,126 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 241 of the 17,834 students enrolled at UChicago were GI Bill® students, of which 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,948. On top of their other funding sources, 58 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Chicago]](/colleges/university-of-chicago/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s business, management and marketing degrees to 529 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Notre Dame, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Notre Dame supports 12,809 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 20 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,670. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Notre Dame]](/colleges/university-of-notre-dame/student-life/veterans/)

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio

Xavier University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s business, management and marketing degrees to 238 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Xavier, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 7,061 students enrolled at Xavier, 249 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 75 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Xavier does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Xavier University]](/colleges/xavier-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 156 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,404. During this same period, 30 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full Marquette University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Dayton ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 246 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

UDayton also took the #24 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 11,650 students enrolled at UDayton, 197 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,930. During this same period, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UDayton does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UDayton]](/colleges/university-of-dayton/student-life/veterans/)

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 667 diplomas to qualified masters’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $425. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Michigan offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.

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

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Calvin University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking. Calvin University is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

Calvin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 3,307 students enrolled at Calvin University, 31 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,224. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 Calvin University Veteran Student Life Report

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s list. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business, management and marketing degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #15 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 18,880 students enrolled at Miami University - Oxford, 405 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,877. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Miami University - Oxford offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Miami University - Oxford]](/colleges/miami-university-oxford/student-life/veterans/)

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Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Berea, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified masters’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, Baldwin Wallace University supports 3,399 students, and 114 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 83 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,938. During this same period, 37 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baldwin Wallace University 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 167 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Michigan University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Eastern Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report

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Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

Lewis University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking. Lewis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 164 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Our most recent data shows that 23 of the 6,437 students enrolled at Lewis were GI Bill® students, of which 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,559. During this same period, 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%.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 210 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

On top of its placing in this ranking, IUPUI also did well on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.Of the 29,390 students enrolled at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis, 1 were 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 $5,439. 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 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 IUPUI Veteran Student Life Report

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 496 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

Our most recent data shows that 470 of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State were GI Bill® students, of which 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. 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 Wayne State Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 502 diplomas to qualified masters’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying business, management & marketing list, UC has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 40,826 students enrolled at UC, 909 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s list. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 996 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, DePaul University supports 21,922 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 367 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,957. In addition to receiving other benefits, 101 students received scholarships 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%.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s ranking. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 310 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 25,714 students enrolled at OHIO Athens, 726 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,725. During this same period, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. OHIO Athens offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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With a ranking of #23, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s list. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 221 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Whitewater also claimed a top spot on our “Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.According to our most recent data, UW - Whitewater supports 11,989 students, and 383 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 181 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,342. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Veteran Student Life Report

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Grand Valley State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s list. Grand Valley State University is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 130 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 23,350 students enrolled at Grand Valley State University, 479 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 198 were 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. Grand Valley State University offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at GVSU]](/colleges/grand-valley-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Business, Management & Marketing for a Master’s list. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 137 masters’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.

Among the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full WMU Veteran Student Life Report

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