2023 Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
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Ranked Colleges
176
Degrees Awarded
$27,500
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Speech Communication for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 41,146 people earned their degree in speech communication, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States.
Across Arizona, there were 1,570 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Speech Communication for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in speech communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent speech communication programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the speech communication program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Speech Communication for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Speech Communication for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree vets studying speech communication.
Top 2 Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Speech Communication for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Speech Communication for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 10 masters’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Speech Communication Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,055 of the 29,566 students enrolled at NAU were GI Bill® students, of which 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. In addition to receiving other benefits, 56 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NAU 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%.
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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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