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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Teacher 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 the Great Lakes Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 459 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher 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 teacher education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s. University of Dayton is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UDayton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 11,650 students enrolled at University of Dayton, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,930. To help with additional expenses, 40 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UDayton Veteran Student Life Report

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 3 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 584 of the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU were GI Bill® students, of which 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. WMU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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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 Teacher Education for a Master’s list. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying teacher education list, DePaul has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 528 of the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 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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Marian University
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 87 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marian, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 70 of the 3,706 students enrolled at Marian were GI Bill® students, of which 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,277. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Flint. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s. Flint, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

UM Flint also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, University of Michigan - Flint supports 6,829 students, and 230 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 139 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,472. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Michigan - Flint offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full University of Michigan - Flint Veteran Student Life Report

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Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Lutheran College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Teacher Education for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

WLC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 1,166 students enrolled at Wisconsin Lutheran College, 17 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,955. On top of their other funding sources, 5 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 WLC Veteran Student Life Report

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