2023 Best African American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 African American Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,196 people earned their degree in African American studies, making the major the 389th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 34 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for African American Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in African American studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great African American studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the African American studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for African American Studies for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for African American Studies for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best African American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois

10 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for African American Studies for a Bachelor’s. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s African American studies students in 2020-2021.

UIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best African American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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 freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Veteran Student Life Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

528 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for African American Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #2 spot on the list. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best African American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Of the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. To help with additional expenses, 101 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. DePaul offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at DePaul University]](/colleges/depaul-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best African American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
• Best African American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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.

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