2023 Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Bible Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Bible/Biblical Studies is the 182nd most popular major in the country with 4,119 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 234 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Bible Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Bible/Biblical studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Bible/Biblical studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Bible/Biblical studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Bible Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Bible Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Illinois. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Bible Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Deerfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
TIU Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Our most recent data shows that 14 of the 1,454 students enrolled at TIU Illinois were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,061. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at TIU Illinois]](/colleges/trinity-international-university-illinois/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Bible Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Moody Bible Institute is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 69 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 2,870 students enrolled at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $125. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Bible Studies for a Bachelor’s. Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.
Wheaton College Illinois also took the #2 spot in our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Of the 2,908 students enrolled at Wheaton College Illinois, 56 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,675. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Wheaton College Illinois Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Bible Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Lincoln, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Among the 581 students enrolled at Lincoln Christian University, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,761. During this same period, 0 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary]](/colleges/lincoln-christian-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
- *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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