Alternatives to VanderCook College of Music
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing option. About 23,200 students. Dangerous campus. Strong management, computer science, and medical programs. SAT 1520, ACT 34 to enroll.
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, ILBachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $40k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. About 3,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Known for management, business, and education programs. Affiliated with United Church of Christ. SAT 1090, ACT 24 to enroll.
DePaul UniversityChicago, ILBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $42k. Above average on-campus housing option. Around 21,000 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for their management, computer science, and business programs. ROTC programs are offered. ACT 27 to enroll.
University of Wisconsin MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WIAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $20k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. More than 22,700 students. Dangerous campus. Popular management, education, and psychology programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 21 to enroll.
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, ILBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $42k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. About 2,900 students. Dangerous campus. Strong emphasis on psychology, theology and religion, and economics programs. SAT 1320, ACT 31 to enroll.
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, ILBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $37k. Affordable on-campus housing. Around 3,300 students. Relatively safe campus. Specializes in education, nursing, and management programs. ROTC programs. ACT 23 to enroll.
Concordia University ChicagoRiver Forest, ILAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $34k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing. Over 5,400 students. Dangerous campus. Places a focus on education, occupational therapy, and management programs. Affiliated with Lutheran Church of Missouri Synod. ACT 22 to enroll.
Carthage CollegeKenosha, WIBachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $35k. On-campus housing option. Roughly 2,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Focus on marketing and advertising, business, and management programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 24 to enroll.
North Central CollegeNaperville, ILBachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $43k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 2,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Offers strong management, education, and occupational therapy programs. ROTC programs are offered. ACT 25 to enroll.
Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, INBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $49k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Over 1,600 students. Relatively safe campus. Strong medical, nursing, and education programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1180, ACT 29 to enroll.
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, ILBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $49k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Around 7,000 students. Dangerous campus. Concentration on engineering, computer science, and law programs. SAT 1280, ACT 30 to enroll.
East West UniversityChicago, ILAssociate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $22k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. More than 600 students. Safe campus. Known for computer science, psychology, and business programs.
Columbia College ChicagoChicago, ILBachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $29k. On-campus housing. Around 6,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Top offerings include graphic design and animation, film and acting, and music programs.
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, ILBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $28k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Over 33,800 students. Unsafe campus. Strong emphasis on medical, engineering, and biology programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1190, ACT 27 to enroll.
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, ILAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $33k. Above average on-campus housing. About 3,800 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for their education, business, and psychology programs. SAT 980, ACT 21 to enroll.
National Louis UniversityChicago, ILAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $13k. More than 7,600 students. Generally safe campus. Concentration on education, management, and psychology programs.
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, ILBachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $51k. Premium on-campus housing option. Over 3,600 students. Relatively safe campus. Concentration on art, English and literature, and architecture programs. SAT 1140, ACT 24 to enroll.