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2023 Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Anthropology for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Anthropology for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Anthropology is the 75th most popular major in the country with 10,974 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Illinois, there were 288 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Anthropology for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great anthropology 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 anthropology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Anthropology for a Master’s

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

Top 5 Best Anthropology Master’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 Anthropology for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UIUC Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Anthropology for a Master’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Among the 17,834 students enrolled at UChicago, 241 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,948. In addition to receiving other benefits, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Chicago]](/colleges/university-of-chicago/student-life/veterans/)

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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 Anthropology for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, UIC supports 33,518 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Anthropology for a Master’s list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.

Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Of the 20,720 students enrolled at Illinois State University, 530 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 163 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,997. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Illinois State University 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%.

Full Illinois State University Veteran Student Life Report

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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 Anthropology for a Master’s. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree vets studying anthropology list, NIU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 480 of the 16,769 students enrolled at Northern Illinois University were GI Bill® students, of which 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full Northern Illinois University Veteran Student Life Report

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