2023 Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
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Ranked Colleges
48
Degrees Awarded
$32,622
Avg Salary
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,128 people earned their degree in communication and journalism (other), making the major the 229th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,960 and had an average of $23,774 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 60 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,622 and $25,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and journalism (other) 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 communication and journalism (other) program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Communications 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 communications degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
CLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list.Among the 4,027 students enrolled at CLU, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,342. During this same period, 37 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California Lutheran University]](/colleges/california-lutheran-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University of California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s list. Dominican University of California is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Rafael, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DUofC also made our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,043. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dominican University of California 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full DUofC Veteran Student Life Report
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *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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