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2023 Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

6 Ranked Colleges
330 Degrees Awarded
$31,494 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Human Development for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Human Development for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Human Development & Family Studies is the 44th most popular major in the country with 42,112 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, human development and family studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,862 and had an average of $22,387 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 1,539 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,472 and $24,066 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 330 human development and family studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Human Development for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in human development and family studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human development and family studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human development and family studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Human Development for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 6 Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Human Development for a Bachelor’s list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Of the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10 were 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Human Development for a Bachelor’s list. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, Illinois State University supports 20,720 students, and 530 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 163 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,997. 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.

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 Illinois State University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Human Development for a Bachelor’s list. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 54 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Among the 33,518 students enrolled at UIC, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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 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 University of Illinois at Chicago]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-chicago/student-life/veterans/)

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National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Human Development for a Bachelor’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human development degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.

NLU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Of the 7,402 students enrolled at NLU, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 1 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 National Louis University]](/colleges/national-louis-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Human Development for a Bachelor’s. NIU is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 79 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

NIU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northern Illinois University supports 16,769 students, and 480 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 207 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,822. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full Northern Illinois University Veteran Student Life Report

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Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Human Development for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bradley University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 5 bachelors’s human development degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bradley, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 96 of the 5,855 students enrolled at Bradley were GI Bill® students, of which 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,498. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bradley 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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