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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Geographic Information Science is the 333rd most popular major in the country with 3,231 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 482 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 geographic information science 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 Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geographic information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geographic information science programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geographic information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ohio State University - Main Campus supports 61,369 students, and 2 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying geographic information science list, UIUC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign supports 52,679 students, and 10 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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 17 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison, 4 were 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UW - Madison Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
WMU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Central Michigan also took the #8 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Central Michigan supports 17,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $425. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Michigan offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying geographic information science list, UW - Eau Claire has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 283 of the 11,017 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire were GI Bill® students, of which 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,514. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
OHIO Athens also took the #7 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 25,714 students enrolled at Ohio University - Athens Campus, 726 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,725. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UC]](/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Western Illinois University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying geographic information science list, WIU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 330 of the 7,490 students enrolled at Western Illinois University were GI Bill® students, of which 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,652. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Illinois University]](/colleges/western-illinois-university/student-life/veterans/)
Michigan State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State University 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 $14,686. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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