2023 Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Doctorate” ranking.

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

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying other communication, journalism, and related programs.

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

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

752 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying other communication, journalism, and related programs list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UMN Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

3 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Doctorate list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 5 doctorate’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,153. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH Manoa 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UH Manoa]](/colleges/university-of-hawaii-at-manoa/student-life/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.