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2023 Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

6 Ranked Colleges
313 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Health Care Management for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Health Care Management for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 31,436 people earned their degree in health care management, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 848 health care management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Health Care Management for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in health care management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health care management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health care management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Health Care Management for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree vets studying health care management.

Top 6 Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Health Care Management for a Master’s. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health care management degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Health Care Management Master’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.

Full SIUC Veteran Student Life Report

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Health Care Management for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 15 masters’s health care management degrees in 2020-2021.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, Loyola Chicago supports 16,893 students, and 261 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 165 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,263. On top of their other funding sources, 78 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of St Francis
Joliet, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Health Care Management for a Master’s. This small school is located in Joliet, Illinois, and it awarded 33 masters’s health care management degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Saint Francis, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Saint Francis supports 3,529 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,734. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Saint Francis offers 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of St Francis]](/colleges/university-of-st-francis/student-life/veterans/)

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National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Health Care Management for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 27 masters’s health care management degrees in 2020-2021.

NLU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 7,402 students enrolled at NLU, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,078. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full National Louis University Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Health Care Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in North Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s health care management students in 2020-2021.

RFUMS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science supports 2,099 students, and 30 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 21 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,497. During this same period, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Rush University
Chicago, Illinois

Rush University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Health Care Management for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s health care management students in 2020-2021.

Rush University also made our “Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Rush University supports 2,816 students, and 35 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 21 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,591. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rush University]](/colleges/rush-university/student-life/veterans/)

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