2023 Best Communications Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$43,700
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Communication Arts for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 12,001 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.
Across District of Columbia, there were 47 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Communication Arts for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Communication Arts for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Communication Arts for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Communications Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Communication Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
GWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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