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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Design for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Design for a Master's

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 Michigan for Design for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 36,301 people earned their degree in design and applied arts, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $25,481 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 1,055 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,886 and $24,874 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Design for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in design and applied arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality design and applied arts programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the design and applied arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Design for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Design for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Design for a Master’s list. Ferris is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris, 377 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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 Ferris]](/colleges/ferris-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College for Creative Studies. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Design for a Master’s list. College for Creative Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 10 masters’s design degrees in 2020-2021.

CCS also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1.Of the 1,512 students enrolled at College for Creative Studies, 32 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,696. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
1 GI Bill® Students**
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cranbrook Academy of Art. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Design for a Master’s. Carnbrook Academy is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s design degrees to qualified students.

Carnbrook Academy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Of the 126 students enrolled at Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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