2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Major in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation is the 483rd most popular major in the country with 854 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 114 modeling, virtual environments and simulation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in modeling, virtual environments and simulation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their modeling, virtual environments and simulation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region modeling, virtual environments and simulation students.

Top 3 Most Focused Colleges for Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation in the Great Lakes Region

1

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin

$46,261 Average Early-Career Earnings

$26,748 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation at UW - Stout

2

Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, Indiana

$43,610 Average Early-Career Earnings

$26,700 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue University Northwest is a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Purdue University Northwest Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation Report

3

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, Ohio

$49,016 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,225 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 2 ’s modeling, virtual environments and simulation degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation at UC

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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).
• 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.
• 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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