2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Liberal Studies for a Master’s

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 Indiana for Liberal Studies for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 366,996 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across Indiana, there were 1,702 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Liberal Studies for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Liberal Studies for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Liberal Studies for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Indiana

1

Indiana University - South Bend
South Bend, Indiana

134 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Liberal Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - South Bend landed the #1 spot on the list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 11 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Indiana University - South Bend not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list.According to our most recent data, Indiana University - South Bend supports 4,942 students, and 134 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 65 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,685. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Indiana University - South Bend does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Indiana University - South Bend]](/colleges/indiana-university-south-bend/student-life/veterans/)

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Indiana University - Northwest
Gary, Indiana

91 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$5,928 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Northwest. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Liberal Studies for a Master’s. Indiana University - Northwest is a small public school situated in Gary, Indiana. It awarded 4 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Northwest, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking.Of the 3,801 students enrolled at IU Northwest, 91 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,928. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. IU Northwest offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full IU Northwest Veteran Student Life Report

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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.