2023 Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Photojournalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Photojournalism is the 883rd most popular major in the country with 144 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across District of Columbia, there were 13 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality photojournalism programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the photojournalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Photojournalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Photojournalism for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Photojournalism for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Photojournalism for a Bachelor’s list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU also made our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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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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