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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 Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,692 people earned their degree in game and interactive media design, making the major the 293rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 341 game and interactive media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 256 game and interactive media design 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 Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in game and interactive media design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great game and interactive media design programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the game and interactive media design program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying game and interactive media design.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #1 spot on the list. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Miami University - Oxford supports 18,880 students, and 405 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 259 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,877. During this same period, 6 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Miami University - Oxford Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #2 spot on the list. Menomonie, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
UW - Stout not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, UW - Stout supports 7,970 students, and 305 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 133 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,590. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 50 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbia supports 6,769 students, and 140 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,151. To help with additional expenses, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia]](/colleges/columbia-college-chicago/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 20 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Indiana University - Bloomington supports 43,064 students, and 1 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Indiana University - Bloomington does offer 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at IU Bloomington]](/colleges/indiana-university-bloomington/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern Michigan University is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan, 486 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 265 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,462. On top of their other funding sources, 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 Eastern Michigan University]](/colleges/eastern-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
DePaul University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s ranking. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 36 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees in 2020-2021.
DePaul also made our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 528 of the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul were GI Bill® students, of which 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. On top of their other funding sources, 101 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DePaul 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, Franklin University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s list. Franklin University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
Franklin University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 5,926 students enrolled at Franklin University, 472 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,926. 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.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Franklin University]](/colleges/franklin-university/student-life/veterans/)
Bradley University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s game and interactive media design students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bradley, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 5,855 students enrolled at Bradley, 96 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,498. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Bradley Veteran Student Life Report
Cleveland Institute of Art ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s game and interactive media design students in 2020-2021.
CIA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 17 of the 599 students enrolled at CIA were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,220. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full Cleveland Institute of Art Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #10, Shawnee State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Game and Interactive Media Design for a Bachelor’s list. Shawnee State University is located in Portsmouth, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s game and interactive media design degrees to qualified students.
Shawnee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Game & Interactive Media Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 3,485 students enrolled at Shawnee State University, 80 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,614. To help with additional expenses, 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 Shawnee State University]](/colleges/shawnee-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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