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2023 Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

11 Ranked Colleges
690 Degrees Awarded
$29,319 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communications Technologies & Support is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 14,826 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,611 and had an average of $24,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,551 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,013 and $24,164 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 690 communications technologies and support 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 Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in communications technologies and support. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications technologies and support programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the communications technologies and support program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 11 Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 10 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, Eastern Michigan supports 16,294 students, and 486 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 265 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,462. 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.

Full Eastern Michigan University Veteran Student Life Report

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Carroll University
Waukesha, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carroll University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s. Carroll University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Carroll U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 3,451 students enrolled at Carroll U, 64 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,906. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.

DePaul also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul, 528 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. During this same period, 101 students received scholarships through 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at DePaul]](/colleges/depaul-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying communications technologies & support list, UW - Stout has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 7,970 students enrolled at UW - Stout, 305 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,590. 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%.

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 191 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 6,769 students enrolled at Columbia, 140 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,151. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Columbia College Chicago Veteran Student Life Report

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Illinois State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s ranking. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Illinois State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 20,720 students enrolled at Illinois State University, 530 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 163 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,997. 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 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 Illinois State]](/colleges/illinois-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

Ferris State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Ferris also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris, 377 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ferris does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Ferris Veteran Student Life Report

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 51 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying communications technologies & support list, BGSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 18,142 students enrolled at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus, 577 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 258 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full BGSU Veteran Student Life Report

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College for Creative Studies came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

CCS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 32 of the 1,512 students enrolled at CCS were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,696. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at College for Creative Studies]](/colleges/college-for-creative-studies/student-life/veterans/)

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Huntington University
Huntington, Indiana

Huntington University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Huntington, Indiana, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Huntington, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 1,391 students enrolled at Huntington, 21 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,803. During this same period, 7 students qualified for 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 Huntington Veteran Student Life Report

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Columbus College of Art and Design ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s list. CCAD is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying communications technologies & support list, CCAD has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 1,009 students enrolled at Columbus College of Art and Design, 35 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,884. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 CCAD]](/colleges/columbus-college-of-art-and-design/student-life/veterans/)

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