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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Communications for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 66,787 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the 10th most popular major in the United States. 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 the Plains States region, there were 3,456 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,709 and $29,348 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Communications for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 the Plains States Region for Communications for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Communications for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Communications for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Communications for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Iowa supports 30,318 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Communications for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
KU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 26,744 students enrolled at University of Kansas, 70 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at KU]](/colleges/university-of-kansas/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Communications for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 2 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities were GI Bill® students, of which 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
Full UMN Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Communications for a Doctorate. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 3 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
UND also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 796 of the 13,615 students enrolled at University of North Dakota were GI Bill® students, of which 395 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,112. 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 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 UND Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Communications for a Doctorate list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s communications students in 2020-2021.
Mizzou also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 31,089 students enrolled at University of Missouri - Columbia, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,384. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Missouri - Columbia 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Veteran Student Life Report
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