2023 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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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 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 160th most popular major in the country with 4,709 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 156 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in higher education/higher education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality higher education/higher education administration programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s”.
Top 8 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 34 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville supports 12,860 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,082. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s list. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 12 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, UIC supports 33,518 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,878. 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.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UIC]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-chicago/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 11,366 students enrolled at SIUC, 1 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Loyola Chicago also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3.Among the 16,893 students enrolled at Loyola Chicago, 261 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 165 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,263. During this same period, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Loyola University Chicago]](/colleges/loyola-university-chicago/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s. Located in Naperville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.
North Central did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Among the 2,832 students enrolled at North Central College, 46 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,214. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Central College]](/colleges/north-central-college/student-life/veterans/)
McKendree University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s list. Lebanon, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at McKendree, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, McKendree University supports 2,200 students, and 69 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 41 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,814. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s list. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 28 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $399. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #8, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration for a Master’s list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Chicago also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 134 of the 6,491 students enrolled at Concordia University, Chicago were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,085. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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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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