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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 9,979 people earned their degree in statistics, making the major the 85th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $62,014 and had an average of $20,584 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,132 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,482 and $21,050 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in statistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great statistics programs and a strong support system for 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 statistics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate”.

Top 11 Best Statistics Doctor’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 Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 12 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. 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.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at U-M]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)

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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 Stats for a Doctorate list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - 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. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 9 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Purdue also made our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6.Of the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 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 $7,765. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying stats list, Ohio State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying stats list, UIUC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’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 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s stats students in 2020-2021.

UChicago also made our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.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. To help with additional expenses, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan, 1 are 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 $425. During this same period, 0 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Michigan University]](/colleges/central-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying stats list, BGSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 18,142 students enrolled at BGSU, 577 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 258 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/bowling-green-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate ranking. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, UC supports 40,826 students, and 909 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 498 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,806. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received funds 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate ranking. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s stats degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also made our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, Michigan State supports 49,695 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Stats for a Doctorate ranking. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 5 doctorate’s stats degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $399. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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