2023 Best General Journalism Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Journalism for an Associate” ranking.
General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,380 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,291 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general journalism 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 general journalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Journalism for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Journalism for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General Journalism Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Journalism for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District, 2,473 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $735. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Austin Community College District does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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