2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Tax Law/Taxation is the 496th most popular major in the country with 777 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Illinois, there were 82 tax law/taxation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in tax law/taxation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great tax law/taxation 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 tax law/taxation program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation”.

Top 2 Best Tax Law/Taxation Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

1

DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

528 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$14,957 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation list. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 ’s tax law/taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 528 of the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 101 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DePaul University does offer 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%.

Full DePaul University Veteran Student Life Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

1 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$399 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Tax Law/Taxation. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 55 ’s tax law/taxation degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 Northwestern University]](/colleges/northwestern-university/student-life/veterans/)

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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.