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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Washington, there were 291 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 245 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 Washington for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for washington bachelor’s degree vets studying media studies.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. UW Tacoma is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Tacoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.According to our most recent data, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus supports 5,364 students, and 721 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 417 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,084. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s. University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Bothell, Washington. It awarded 153 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Bothell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.Of the 6,304 students enrolled at University of Washington - Bothell Campus, 269 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 175 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,965. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full University of Washington - Bothell Campus Veteran Student Life Report
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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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