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2023 Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

1 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$61,282 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Engineering for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 427 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,796 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 1 Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Olivet Nazarene also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, Olivet Nazarene University supports 3,764 students, and 57 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 35 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,334. On top of their other funding sources, 11 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%.

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