2023 Best Stringed Instruments Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Stringed Instruments” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Stringed Instruments is the 604th most popular major in the country with 507 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Illinois, there were 47 stringed instruments graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Stringed Instruments” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in stringed instruments. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality stringed instruments programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the stringed instruments program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Stringed Instruments

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois vets studying stringed instruments.

Top 2 Best Stringed Instruments Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

1

Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois

95 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$12,071 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Stringed Instruments. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s stringed instruments students in 2020-2021.

Roosevelt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Roosevelt University supports 4,680 students, and 95 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 43 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,071. On top of their other funding sources, 20 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Roosevelt University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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2

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

1 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$399 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Stringed Instruments. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 27 ’s stringed instruments degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwestern also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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

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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

Footnotes

• *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.