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2023 Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin

5 Ranked Colleges
312 Degrees Awarded
$33,550 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Journalism for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Wisconsin for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 13,552 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 326 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,550 and $24,458 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 312 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Journalism for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Journalism for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Journalism for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 196 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Among the 44,640 students enrolled at UW - Madison, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Madison offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Journalism for a Bachelor’s. Marquette University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Marquette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Our most recent data shows that 140 of the 11,550 students enrolled at Marquette University were GI Bill® students, of which 93 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,404. On top of their other funding sources, 30 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. Whitewater, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.

UW - Whitewater also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater supports 11,989 students, and 383 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 181 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,342. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Journalism for a Bachelor’s. UW - Eau Claire is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Eau Claire also took the #5 spot in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 283 of the 11,017 students enrolled at UW - Eau Claire were GI Bill® students, of which 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,514. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-eau-claire/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Journalism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s journalism students in 2020-2021.

UW Oshkosh also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #4.Among the 15,314 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, 450 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,012. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-oshkosh/student-life/veterans/)

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