2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$19,800
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Arkansas for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 12,001 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.
Across Arkansas, there were 132 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 112 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree vets studying communication arts.
Top 4 Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 31 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
A-State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 425 of the 13,106 students enrolled at A-State were GI Bill® students, of which 180 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,131. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at A-State]](/colleges/arkansas-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Among the 10,335 students enrolled at University of Central Arkansas, 528 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 194 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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 Central Arkansas Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ouachita Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Ouachita Baptist is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 37 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ouachita Baptist, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 32 of the 1,704 students enrolled at Ouachita Baptist University were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,900. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ouachita Baptist University]](/colleges/ouachita-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UAFS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.According to our most recent data, UAFS supports 5,887 students, and 288 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 102 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,879. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UAFS offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UAFS Veteran Student Life Report
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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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