2023 Best Communications Colleges for Veterans in Oklahoma

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Oklahoma for Communication Arts” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communications is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,001 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Oklahoma, there were 79 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Communication Arts” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Communication Arts

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Communication Arts”.

Top 3 Best Communications Colleges for Veterans in Oklahoma

1

Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, Oklahoma

135 GI Bill® Students**

$10,157 Average GI Bill® Award

$42,161 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Communication Arts. Oral Roberts University is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 17 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.

ORU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 4,317 students enrolled at Oral Roberts University, 135 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 76 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,157. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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2

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma

934 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$6,062 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Communication Arts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

UCO also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 14,132 students enrolled at UCO, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,062. 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.

Full UCO Veteran Student Life Report

3

Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, Oklahoma

11 GI Bill® Students**

$2,832 Average GI Bill® Award

$43,079 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Communication Arts list. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 17 ’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.

SWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 4,898 students enrolled at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,832. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University]](/colleges/southwestern-oklahoma-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Communications Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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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

Footnotes

• *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

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