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2023 Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

5 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$34,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,793 people earned their degree in acting, making the major the 323rd most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 112 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in acting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great acting 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 acting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbia supports 6,769 students, and 140 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,151. During this same period, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Columbia Veteran Student Life Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor’s. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 25 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, DePaul University 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 scholarships 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Of the 33,518 students enrolled at UIC, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full UIC Veteran Student Life Report

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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2020-2021.

Roosevelt also made our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3.Of the 4,680 students enrolled at Roosevelt, 95 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,071. To help with additional expenses, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Roosevelt does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Acting for a Bachelor’s. Bradley is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 6 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.

Bradley also took the #4 spot in our “Best Acting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 96 of the 5,855 students enrolled at Bradley were GI Bill® students, of which 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,498. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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