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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,526 people earned their degree in community health services/liaison/counseling, making the major the 273rd most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 73 community health services/liaison/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 community health services/liaison/counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in community health services/liaison/counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great community health services/liaison/counseling 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 community health services/liaison/counseling program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s list. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Of the 16,769 students enrolled at Northern Illinois University, 480 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 207 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,822. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NIU]](/colleges/northern-illinois-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Park University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Park University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 bachelors’s community health services/liaison/counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
North Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.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. North Park University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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