2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,074 people earned their degree in interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 86th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,077 and had an average of $27,069 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 554 interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,332 and $32,591 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality interdisciplinary studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the interdisciplinary studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The interdisciplinary studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s interdisciplinary studies students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU, 584 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships 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 Western Michigan University]](/colleges/western-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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.
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