2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Illinois for Civil Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 131 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 908th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 4 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Civil Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Civil Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Civil Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, Illinois Tech supports 6,325 students, and 83 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 52 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,905. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 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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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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