2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s
2
Ranked Colleges
123
Degrees Awarded
$39,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communications is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,001 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Connecticut, there were 153 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communications program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Communications Schools
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 Connecticut for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut bachelor’s degree vets studying communication arts.
Top 2 Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart also made our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 139 of the 9,313 students enrolled at Sacred Heart University were GI Bill® students, of which 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,785. In addition to receiving other benefits, 35 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Sacred Heart University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Willimantic, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Among the 4,644 students enrolled at ECSU, 121 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,558. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Connecticut State University]](/colleges/eastern-connecticut-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
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.
Credits