2023 Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 6,003 people earned their degree in architectural and building sciences/technology, making the major the 126th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 307 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 180 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural and building sciences/technology 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 architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois

10 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Bachelor’s. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 104 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2020-2021.

UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Veteran Student Life Report

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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois

83 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$14,905 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 76 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2020-2021.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, Illinois Institute of Technology supports 6,325 students, and 83 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 52 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,905. To help with additional expenses, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Illinois Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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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.

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