2023 Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
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Ranked Colleges
73
Degrees Awarded
$27,756
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 District of Columbia, there were 73 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,756 and $26,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 73 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and journalism (other) programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s. Howard is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 73 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 342 of the 10,859 students enrolled at Howard University were GI Bill® students, of which 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,339. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Howard University]](/colleges/howard-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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