2023 Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Humanities for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Humanities is the 37th most popular major in the country with 22,314 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,097 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in humanities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent humanities programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the humanities program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 10 Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, U-M supports 47,907 students, and 570 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 325 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. U-M 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at U-M]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying humanities list, Ohio State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ohio State supports 61,369 students, and 2 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Ohio State Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
UChicago also made our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 17,834 students enrolled at UChicago, 241 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,948. During this same period, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UChicago]](/colleges/university-of-chicago/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
IWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Indiana Wesleyan University supports 3,108 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,305. 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 IWU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s. UW - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Green Bay, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay supports 8,954 students, and 362 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 200 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,302. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-green-bay/student-life/veterans/)
Kent State University at Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying humanities list, Kent State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State, 778 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,199. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Kent State Veteran Student Life Report
Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying humanities list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Northwestern]](/colleges/northwestern-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - East did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s list. IU East is a public institution located in Richmond, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
IU East also made our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9.Of the 3,434 students enrolled at Indiana University - East, 120 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 92 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,346. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Indiana University - East does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Indiana University - East]](/colleges/indiana-university-east/student-life/veterans/)
Cornerstone University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s list. Cornerstone University is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Cornerstone also took the #10 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Cornerstone supports 1,917 students, and 61 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 35 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,056. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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Maranatha Baptist University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Humanities for a Bachelor’s ranking. Maranatha Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Watertown, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
MBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, MBU supports 916 students, and 42 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 25 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,993. 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.
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 MBU Veteran Student Life Report
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