2023 Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 62 ’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UMN Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region vets studying other communication, journalism, and related programs list, Webster has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 8,197 students enrolled at Webster were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,175. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%.

Full Webster Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 15,892 students enrolled at UNOMAHA, 928 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 488 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,364. To help with additional expenses, 75 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNOMAHA does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 University of Nebraska at Omaha]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-at-omaha/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Duluth, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 249 of the 10,275 students enrolled at UMN Duluth were GI Bill® students, of which 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. UMN Duluth 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%.

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