2023 Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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Ranked Colleges
29
Degrees Awarded
$27,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Natural Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Natural Sciences is the 345th most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 29 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Sciences for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree vets studying natural sciences.
Top 1 Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dominican U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 37 of the 3,189 students enrolled at Dominican U were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,038. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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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