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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate

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 Other Education for a Doctorate” ranking.

Other Education is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,827 and had an average of $25,433 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 494 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,725 and $27,863 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 other education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate”.

Top 7 Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, Ohio

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other education degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Xavier not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 7,061 students enrolled at Xavier, 249 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 184 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,316. To help with additional expenses, 75 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%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

UIC also made our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,518 students enrolled at UIC 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 $23,878. 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.

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%.

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

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

WMU also made our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5.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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Michigan University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school situated in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stevens Point, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 8,302 students enrolled at UW - Stevens Point, 343 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 129 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,195. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate list. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s other education degrees to qualified students.

Wright State University - Main Campus also made our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6.Of the 10,936 students enrolled at Wright State University - Main Campus, 731 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 419 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,623. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois

Olivet Nazarene University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate ranking. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It awarded 10 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying other education list, Olivet Nazarene has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 3,764 students enrolled at Olivet Nazarene, 57 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,334. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Olivet Nazarene]](/colleges/olivet-nazarene-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Education for a Doctorate ranking. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying other education list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Northwestern University Veteran Student Life Report

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