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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Informatics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,726 people earned their degree in informatics, making the major the 246th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 9 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 informatics 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 informatics 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 informatics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Informatics for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Informatics for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Informatics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, Dominican University supports 3,189 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,038. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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