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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,374 people earned their degree in other communication and media studies, making the major the 236th most popular in the United States.
Across District of Columbia, there were 6 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication and media studies 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 other communication and media studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Doctorate list. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 10,859 students enrolled at Howard University, 342 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,339. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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