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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 138 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 121 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.
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.
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying other communication, journalism, and related programs.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 30 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 were 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2020-2021.
UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 8,783 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Dearborn, 159 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 111 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,134. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 University of Michigan - Dearborn Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2020-2021.
WIU also made our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, WIU supports 7,490 students, and 330 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 62 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,652. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. WIU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Illinois University]](/colleges/western-illinois-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena Heights University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2020-2021.
Siena Heights University also made our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 74 of the 2,036 students enrolled at Siena Heights University were GI Bill® students, of which 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,992. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Siena Heights University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Malone University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Canton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2020-2021.
Malone also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 1,463 students enrolled at Malone University, 32 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,927. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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