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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Creative Writing for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Creative Writing for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Creative Writing for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Creative Writing is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,817 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Illinois, there were 237 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Creative Writing for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in creative writing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great creative writing programs and a strong support system for 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 creative writing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Creative Writing for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree vets studying creative writing.

Top 6 Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Creative Writing for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Creative Writing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 11,366 students enrolled at SIUC, 1 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

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 Illinois for Creative Writing for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 19 masters’s creative writing degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia also took the #5 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 140 of the 6,769 students enrolled at Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 98 were 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 offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Creative Writing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s creative writing students in 2020-2021.

DePaul also took the #3 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, DePaul supports 21,922 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 367 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. In addition to receiving other benefits, 101 students received funds through 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%.

Full DePaul Veteran Student Life Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Creative Writing for a Master’s. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Northwestern Veteran Student Life Report

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Creative Writing for a Master’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s creative writing degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Creative Writing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Our most recent data shows that 55 of the 3,132 students enrolled at School of the Art Institute of Chicago were GI Bill® students, of which 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,359. During this same period, 16 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at School of the Art Institute of Chicago]](/colleges/school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago/student-life/veterans/)

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