2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Journalism for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$45,700
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 New England Region for Other Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,134 people earned their degree in other journalism, making the major the 415th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 34 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 other journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other journalism programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other journalism program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The other journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Journalism for a Bachelor’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Journalism for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying other journalism.
Top 1 Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Journalism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 6 bachelors’s other journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairfield U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 5,513 students enrolled at Fairfield U, 49 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,139. During this same period, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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