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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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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 Intermedia/Multimedia for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 805 people earned their degree in intermedia/multimedia, making the major the 473rd most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 16 intermedia/multimedia graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 intermedia/multimedia graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great intermedia/multimedia 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 intermedia/multimedia program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Intermedia/Multimedia for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree vets studying intermedia/multimedia.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Intermedia/Multimedia for a Bachelor’s list. Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Intermedia/Multimedia Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Of the 6,769 students enrolled at Columbia, 140 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,151. On top of their other funding sources, 25 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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