2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$30,604
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Communication & Journalism (Other) is the 229th most popular major in the country with 1,128 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Southeast region, there were 201 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,314 and $24,685 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 167 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism (other) programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying other communications.
Top 3 Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 29 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee Tech University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tennessee Tech University supports 10,177 students, and 403 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 229 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,510. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tennessee Tech University offers 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 Tennessee Technological University]](/colleges/tennessee-technological-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Middle Georgia State University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s other communications degrees to qualified students.
Middle Georgia State University also made our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Middle Georgia State University supports 8,404 students, and 546 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 277 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,734. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Middle Georgia State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Middle Georgia State University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Communications for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Berry College landed the #3 spot on the list. Berry College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Berry, Georgia. It awarded 23 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Berry did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 53 of the 2,125 students enrolled at Berry College were GI Bill® students, of which 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,237. To help with additional expenses, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
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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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