2023 Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 14,826 people earned their degree in communications technologies and support, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,611 and had an average of $24,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 679 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,086 and $23,985 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 302 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communications technologies and support. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications technologies and support programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications technologies and support program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 3 Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

1

DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

528 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 61 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

DePaul also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 528 of the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul University were GI Bill® students, of which 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,957. During this same period, 101 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DePaul University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.

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

2

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

140 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 Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 191 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Among the 6,769 students enrolled at Columbia College Chicago, 140 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,151. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Columbia Veteran Student Life Report

3

Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

530 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 13 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.

Illinois State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Of the 20,720 students enrolled at Illinois State University, 530 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 163 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,997. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Illinois State University does offer 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 Illinois State University 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

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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