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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 66,787 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,115 and had an average of $25,414 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 477 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,783 and $25,059 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 441 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 252 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our arkansas bachelor’s degree vets studying communications list, UARK has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Among the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UARK Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
A-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Our most recent data shows that 425 of the 13,106 students enrolled at A-State were GI Bill® students, of which 180 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,131. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. A-State does offer 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%.
Full A-State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Among the 10,335 students enrolled at University of Central Arkansas, 528 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 194 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Arkansas does offer 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 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ouachita Baptist University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Ouachita Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Our most recent data shows that 32 of the 1,704 students enrolled at Ouachita Baptist University were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,900. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Ouachita Baptist Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Harding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Among the 4,617 students enrolled at Harding, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,932. During this same period, 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 87%, 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%.
Full Harding Veteran Student Life Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list.Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 8,899 students enrolled at UA Little Rock were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Arkansas Tech University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s ranking. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
ATU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #7.Among the 10,829 students enrolled at ATU, 67 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,775. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communications for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
UAFS also took the #8 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.According to our most recent data, UAFS supports 5,887 students, and 288 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 102 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,879. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UAFS Veteran Student Life Report
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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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