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

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2 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for International Studies for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for International Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

International Studies is the 100th most popular major in the country with 7,368 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, international studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,198 and had an average of $21,594 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 868 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,564 and $24,274 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international studies 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 international studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for International Studies for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying international studies.

Top 1 Best International Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for International Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 2 doctorate’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UC also made our “Best International Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 909 of the 40,826 students enrolled at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 498 were 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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