2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s

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Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs is the 404th most popular major in the country with 1,128 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Minnesota, there were 69 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 40 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota 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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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

752 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. To help with additional expenses, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMN Twin Cities]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota

249 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,883 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Duluth also made our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2.Among the 10,275 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Duluth, 249 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,883. 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.

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 University of Minnesota - Duluth]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-duluth/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
• Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.