2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Education for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Michigan for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Michigan, there were 69 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,878 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Education for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other education programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Education for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Education for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree vets studying other education.

Top 2 Best Other Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

1

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

323 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Education for a Master’s. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.

Oakland also made our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 323 of the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland University were GI Bill® students, of which 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,271. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%.

Full Oakland University Veteran Student Life Report

2

Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, Michigan

175 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saginaw Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Other Education for a Master’s list. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.

Saginaw Valley State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Our most recent data shows that 175 of the 8,028 students enrolled at Saginaw Valley State University were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,123. 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 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 Saginaw Valley State University Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Other Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Other Education Master’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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