2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 881 people earned their degree in broadcast journalism, making the major the 457th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 318 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 238 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in broadcast journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great broadcast journalism 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 broadcast journalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying broadcast journalism.
Top 8 Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse, 385 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,840. To help with additional expenses, 217 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Syracuse]](/colleges/syracuse-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Point Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 3,591 students enrolled at Point Park, 110 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,640. On top of their other funding sources, 18 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Point Park does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College at Brockport. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s. SUNY Brockport is a public institution located in Brockport, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Brockport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, SUNY Brockport supports 7,592 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Brockport offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 37 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Morgan State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Morgan State University supports 7,634 students, and 227 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 66 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,620. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Morgan State University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the #5 spot on the list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
University of Scranton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 4,957 students enrolled at University of Scranton, 116 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,790. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Scranton]](/colleges/university-of-scranton/student-life/veterans/)
Brooklyn College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brooklyn College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 195 of the 17,735 students enrolled at Brooklyn College were GI Bill® students, of which 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,457. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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 Brooklyn College Veteran Student Life Report
SUNY Plattsburgh landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Plattsburgh is a small public school situated in Plattsburgh, New York. It awarded 7 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Plattsburgh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 5,109 students enrolled at SUNY Plattsburgh, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,199. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full SUNY Plattsburgh Veteran Student Life Report
Widener University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Broadcast Journalism for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Widener is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 bachelors’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Widener also made our “Best Broadcast Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, Widener supports 6,150 students, and 111 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 51 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,151. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received funds 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Widener University]](/colleges/widener-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
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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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