2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
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 Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences is the 502nd most popular major in the country with 767 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 30 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other geological and earth sciences/geosciences 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 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree vets studying other geological & earth sciences/geosciences.
Top 1 Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Master’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 Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Illinois State University supports 20,720 students, and 530 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 163 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,997. 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%.
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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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