2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
13
Degrees Awarded
$17,200
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Theatre and Dance is the 984th most popular major in the country with 94 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 13 theatre and dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 theatre and dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theatre and dance programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the theatre and dance program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The theatre and dance 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 Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Theatre and Dance for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s theatre and dance degrees in 2020-2021.
SIUE also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 12,860 students enrolled at SIUE, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,082. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Veteran Student Life Report
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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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