2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Photojournalism for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,700
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Southeast Region for Photojournalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 144 people earned their degree in photojournalism, making the major the 883rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 13 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent photojournalism 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 photojournalism 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 Southeast Region for Photojournalism for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying photojournalism.
Top 1 Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Photojournalism for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photojournalism students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 17,517 students enrolled at WKU, 847 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 345 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. WKU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WKU]](/colleges/western-kentucky-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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