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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Middle East Studies

1 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$39,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Middle East Studies

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Middle East Studies” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 411 people earned their degree in Near and Middle Eastern studies, making the major the 659th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 30 Near and Middle Eastern studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Near and Middle Eastern studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Near and Middle Eastern studies 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 Illinois for Middle East Studies

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Middle East Studies”.

Top 1 Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Middle East Studies list. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 241 of the 17,834 students enrolled at UChicago were GI Bill® students, of which 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,948. On top of their other funding sources, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UChicago]](/colleges/university-of-chicago/student-life/veterans/)

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