2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for English & Language Arts Education for a Master’s

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

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 English & Language Arts Education for a Master’s. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 17 masters’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.

DePaul also took the #1 spot in our “Best English & Language Arts Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul University, 528 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. During this same period, 101 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%.

Full DePaul University Veteran Student Life Report

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for English & Language Arts Education for a Master’s. Loyola University Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s English and language arts education degrees to qualified students.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best English & Language Arts Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, Loyola Chicago supports 16,893 students, and 261 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 165 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,263. On top of their other funding sources, 78 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Loyola Chicago Veteran Student Life Report

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University of St Francis
Joliet, Illinois

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for English & Language Arts Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the #3 spot on the list. University of St Francis is located in Joliet, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s English and language arts education degrees to qualified students.

University of Saint Francis also took the #3 spot in our “Best English & Language Arts Education Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 3,529 students enrolled at University of Saint Francis were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,734. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.

Full University of St Francis Veteran Student Life Report