2023 Best Broadcast Journalism Colleges for Veterans in South Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Broadcast Journalism” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Broadcast Journalism is the 457th most popular major in the country with 881 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across South Carolina, there were 69 broadcast journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Broadcast Journalism” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in broadcast journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality broadcast journalism 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 broadcast journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 South Carolina for Broadcast Journalism” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Broadcast Journalism

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Broadcast Journalism”.

Top 2 Best Broadcast Journalism Colleges for Veterans in South Carolina

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

1,609 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$8,453 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Broadcast Journalism that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 ’s broadcast journalism degrees to qualified students.

UofSC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC, 1,609 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. In addition to receiving other benefits, 33 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Veteran Student Life Report

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North Greenville University
Tigerville, South Carolina

70 GI Bill® Students**

$11,696 Average GI Bill® Award

$40,031 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Greenville University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for Broadcast Journalism list. North Greenville University is a small school located in Tigerville, South Carolina that handed out 16 ’s broadcast journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

North Greenville also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, North Greenville supports 2,280 students, and 70 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,696. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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