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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Pennsylvania for Media Studies for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 697 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Media Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Media Studies for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Media Studies for a Master’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Media Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
Clarion University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Of the 4,465 students enrolled at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 129 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 58 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,077. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Clarion University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Media Studies for a Master’s list. Edinboro, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Edinboro, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Among the 4,319 students enrolled at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 165 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 86 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,244. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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