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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$40,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Far Western US Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs is the 404th most popular major in the country with 1,128 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 150 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other communication, journalism, and related programs. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other communication, journalism, and related programs programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other communication, journalism, and related programs program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 in the Far Western US Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying other communication, journalism, and related programs.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California Lutheran University landed the #1 spot on the list. Thousand Oaks, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying other communication, journalism, and related programs list, CLU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 4,027 students enrolled at California Lutheran University, 166 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,342. To help with additional expenses, 37 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University of California landed the #2 spot on the list. San Rafael, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
DUofC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 1,837 students enrolled at Dominican University of California, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,043. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dominican University of California does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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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%.
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- *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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