2023 Best Photojournalism Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Photojournalism” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Photojournalism is the 883rd most popular major in the country with 144 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 54 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Photojournalism” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in photojournalism. 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.
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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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Photojournalism
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Photojournalism”.
Top 3 Best Photojournalism Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Photojournalism list. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 25 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ohio University - Athens Campus supports 25,714 students, and 726 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,725. To help with additional expenses, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Photojournalism that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 16 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $425. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Michigan University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Michigan]](/colleges/central-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Photojournalism list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s photojournalism degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 6,769 students enrolled at Columbia, 140 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,151. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia offers credit for military training for eligible 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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