2023 Best Religious/Sacred Music Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$21,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Religious Music” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 473 people earned their degree in religious/sacred music, making the major the 603rd most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 22 religious/sacred music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in religious/sacred music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious/sacred music 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 religious/sacred music program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music”.
Top 2 Best Religious/Sacred Music Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music that were part of this year’s ranking, Moody Bible Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Moody Bible Institute is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 ’s religious music degrees in 2020-2021.
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 2,870 students enrolled at Moody Bible Institute, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $125. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 Moody Bible Institute Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Religious Music that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is located in Lincoln, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s religious music degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our illinois vets studying religious music list, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 581 students enrolled at Lincoln Christian University, 13 were 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. To help with additional expenses, 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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