2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Communications is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,001 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Wisconsin, there were 443 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 411 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree vets studying communication arts.
Top 8 Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Marquette also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Of the 11,550 students enrolled at Marquette, 140 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 93 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,404. On top of their other funding sources, 30 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Marquette does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Marquette]](/colleges/marquette-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 87 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Stevens Point also made our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #4.Of the 8,302 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 343 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 129 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,195. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Whitewater also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Among the 11,989 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 383 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 181 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,342. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UW - Whitewater Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
UW - Eau Claire also made our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #3.Of the 11,017 students enrolled at UW - Eau Claire, 283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,514. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Eau Claire does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UW - Eau Claire Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s list. UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
UW - Parkside also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW - Parkside supports 4,452 students, and 231 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 134 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,618. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full UW - Parkside Veteran Student Life Report
Carroll University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Carroll U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Carroll U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.According to our most recent data, Carroll University supports 3,451 students, and 64 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 39 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,906. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Carroll University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a medium-sized school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 45 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Green Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Among the 8,954 students enrolled at UW - Green Bay, 362 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 200 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,302. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Edgewood College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Edgewood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Of the 2,007 students enrolled at Edgewood College, 60 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,505. To help with additional expenses, 11 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Edgewood College]](/colleges/edgewood-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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