2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Area Studies for a Master’s

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Area Studies for a Master’s list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 11 masters’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 570 of the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor were GI Bill® students, of which 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Area Studies for a Master’s list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s area studies students in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, UW - Madison supports 44,640 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Madison does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Area Studies for a Master’s list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s area studies students in 2020-2021.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIUC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Veteran Student Life Report

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Area Studies for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 26 masters’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying area studies list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full IU Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Area Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s area studies degrees to qualified students.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 241 of the 17,834 students enrolled at University of Chicago were GI Bill® students, of which 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,948. On top of their other funding sources, 58 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Area Studies for a Master’s ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 masters’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Illinois at Chicago supports 33,518 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,878. 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.

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 UIC Veteran Student Life Report