2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$33,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for Communication Arts for a Doctorate” 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.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.
Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate”.
Top 9 Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M College Station does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UIUC supports 52,679 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s communication arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Cornell supports 23,620 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cornell University]](/colleges/cornell-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
UND also made our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Of the 13,615 students enrolled at University of North Dakota, 796 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 395 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,112. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Dakota offers 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%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UCSD also made our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Of the 39,576 students enrolled at University of California - San Diego, 112 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,596. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full UCSD Veteran Student Life Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University - Main Campus, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/north-dakota-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 26,179 students enrolled at UCSB, 286 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,510. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCSB offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Illinois at Chicago supports 33,518 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%.
Full UIC Veteran Student Life Report
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Communication Arts for a Doctorate list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts Amherst were GI Bill® students, of which 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. To help with additional expenses, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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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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