2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics for a Bachelor’s

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics is the 342nd most popular major in the country with 97 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 59 philosophy, politics, and economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 philosophy, politics, and economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy, politics, and economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy, politics, and economics programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy, politics, and economics 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 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

570 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s philosophy, politics, and economics degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.

U-M also made our “Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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. 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.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, Ohio

577 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,808 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics for a Bachelor’s list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus supports 18,142 students, and 577 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 258 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus 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.