2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Journalism for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
277
Degrees Awarded
$27,600
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Minnesota for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,380 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Minnesota, there were 277 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 277 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general journalism programs as well as strong veteran support.
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 Minnesota for Journalism for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Journalism for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 258 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - 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. To help with additional expenses, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMN Twin Cities]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Journalism for a Bachelor’s. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Duluth, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Among the 10,275 students enrolled at UMN Duluth, 249 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,883. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Duluth offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
Full University of Minnesota - Duluth Veteran Student Life Report
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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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