2023 Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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Ranked Colleges
67
Degrees Awarded
$17,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Individualized Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,057 people earned their degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 67 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general multi-/interdisciplinary 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 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Individualized Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Individualized Major”.
Top 1 Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Individualized Major list. SIUE is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 58 ’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUE, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville supports 12,860 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,082. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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