2023 Best Photojournalism Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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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. 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 Southeast Region for Photojournalism” ranking.
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.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great photojournalism programs and a strong support system for 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Photojournalism” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Photojournalism
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying photojournalism.
Top 1 Best Photojournalism Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Photojournalism. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 11 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region vets studying photojournalism list, WKU has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” 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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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