2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Journalism
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$35,200
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Journalism” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,380 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Alaska, there were 19 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general journalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 Alaska for Journalism” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Journalism
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Journalism”.
Top 1 Best General Journalism Colleges for Veterans in Alaska
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alaska for Journalism list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 16 ’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
UAA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of Alaska Anchorage supports 11,953 students, and 42 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,609. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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
- *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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