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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching is the 197th most popular major in the country with 3,517 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 308 junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching for a Master’s list. Lewis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis also made our “Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3.Among the 6,437 students enrolled at Lewis, 23 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,559. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lewis 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 Lewis]](/colleges/lewis-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #2 spot on the list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 29 masters’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
NLU also made our “Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 7,402 students enrolled at NLU were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,078. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full National Louis University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching for a Master’s list. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
DePaul also took the #2 spot in our “Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Of the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul University, 528 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 101 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%.
Full DePaul Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Xavier University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching for a Master’s. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree vets studying junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching list, SXU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 65 of the 3,764 students enrolled at Saint Xavier University were GI Bill® students, of which 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,740. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching for a Master’s. Roosevelt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Roosevelt, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 4,680 students enrolled at Roosevelt, 95 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,071. To help with additional expenses, 20 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Roosevelt offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Roosevelt University Veteran Student Life Report
McKendree University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 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 junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at McKendree, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, McKendree supports 2,200 students, and 69 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 41 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,814. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. McKendree offers 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%.
Full McKendree Veteran Student Life Report
Dominican University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Dominican University is a small school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 2 masters’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Our most recent data shows that 37 of the 3,189 students enrolled at Dominican University were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dominican University offers 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Dominican University]](/colleges/dominican-university/student-life/veterans/)
North Park University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. North Park is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
North Park also took the #4 spot in our “Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Of the 2,831 students enrolled at North Park University, 30 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,080. On top of their other funding sources, 2 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full North Park 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
- *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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