2023 Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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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 Religious Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Religious/Sacred Music is the 603rd most popular major in the country with 473 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 22 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in religious/sacred music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious/sacred music programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious/sacred music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The religious music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Moody Bible Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious music degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School also made our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1.Of the 2,870 students enrolled at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School, 3 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 $125. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Illinois. It awarded 6 bachelors’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Among the 581 students enrolled at Lincoln Christian University, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,761. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
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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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