2023 Best Business/Corporate Communications Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
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Ranked Colleges
79
Degrees Awarded
$44,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Business Communications” ranking.
Business/Corporate Communications is the 240th most popular major in the country with 1,029 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, business/corporate communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,185 and had an average of $26,322 in loans still to pay off.
Across Massachusetts, there were 79 business/corporate communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,922 and $25,000 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business/corporate communications programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 business/corporate communications program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Business Communications
The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts vets studying business communications.
Top 1 Best Business/Corporate Communications Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Business Communications that were part of this year’s ranking, Bentley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bentley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bentley also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 5,177 students enrolled at Bentley University, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,487. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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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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