2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Journalism for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
116
Degrees Awarded
$34,374
Avg Salary
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Utah, there were 125 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,374 and $14,273 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 116 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great journalism programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the journalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 Utah for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Journalism for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Journalism for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Journalism for a Bachelor’s. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 27,691 students enrolled at USU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full USU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list.Among the 36,461 students enrolled at Brigham Young University - Provo, 368 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Brigham Young University - Provo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brigham Young University - Provo]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/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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