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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Sciences

1 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Sciences

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Sciences” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 2,214 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,745 and had an average of $18,648 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 29 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,252 and $27,000 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The natural sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Sciences”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Sciences

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois vets studying natural sciences.

Top 1 Best Natural Sciences Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Sciences list. Dominican U is a small school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 28 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Dominican U also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 3,189 students enrolled at Dominican U, 37 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,038. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dominican U offers 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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