2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architecture for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
123
Degrees Awarded
$42,519
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Illinois for Architecture for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,982 people earned their degree in general architecture, making the major the 127th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,005 and had an average of $26,624 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 184 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,733 and $25,956 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architecture for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general architecture programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general architecture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architecture for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architecture for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architecture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 28 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Of the 11,366 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architecture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 75 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
UIC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Of the 33,518 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Chicago, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Illinois at Chicago 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%.
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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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