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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,128 people earned their degree in other communication, journalism, and related programs, making the major the 404th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 71 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication, journalism, and related programs 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 other communication, journalism, and related programs program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying other communication, journalism, and related programs.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Immaculata University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for an Associate list. Immaculata University is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees to qualified students.
Immaculata also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 2,563 students enrolled at Immaculata, 38 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,208. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Immaculata does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Immaculata]](/colleges/immaculata-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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