2023 Best Communications Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communication Arts for a Master’s list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

ETSU also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 13,713 students enrolled at East Tennessee State University, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,115. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. East Tennessee State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full ETSU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communication Arts for a Master’s list. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2020-2021.

UAH also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 645 of the 9,999 students enrolled at University of Alabama in Huntsville were GI Bill® students, of which 294 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,721. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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%.

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Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens University of Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communication Arts for a Master’s list. Queens is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Queens, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 112 of the 2,338 students enrolled at Queens were GI Bill® students, of which 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,166. To help with additional expenses, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Queens Veteran Student Life Report

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communication Arts for a Master’s. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Wake Forest University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 8,789 students enrolled at Wake Forest University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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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