2023 Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Electrical Technology” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 6,321 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Illinois, there were 221 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Electrical Technology” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Electrical Technology

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Electrical Technology”.

Top 2 Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois

1 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$48,803 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Electrical Technology list. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 10 ’s electrical technology degrees in 2020-2021.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 11,366 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SIUC]](/colleges/southern-illinois-university-carbondale/student-life/veterans/)

2

DeVry University - Illinois
Chicago, Illinois

53 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,929 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Electrical Technology that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the #2 spot on the list. DeVry University - Illinois is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 ’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

DeVry University - Illinois not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, DeVry University - Illinois supports 20,832 students, and 53 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,929. 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 DeVry University - Illinois 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.