2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s”.
Top 11 Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 masters’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying other communications list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMN Twin Cities supports 52,017 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 436 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s list. Gonzaga University is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 masters’s other communications degrees to qualified students.
Gonzaga not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 7,295 students enrolled at Gonzaga University, 270 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 231 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,276. To help with additional expenses, 73 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 Gonzaga Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 96 masters’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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 New York University]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s. Fordham University is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 26 masters’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,364 students enrolled at Fordham University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 Fordham U]](/colleges/fordham-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s list. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, DU supports 13,856 students, and 571 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 373 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,359. During this same period, 155 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DU offers 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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Northeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s list. Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s other communications degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying other communications list, Northeastern has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northeastern University supports 22,905 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Northeastern Veteran Student Life Report
Duquesne University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s other communications students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying other communications list, Duquesne has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 219 of the 8,830 students enrolled at Duquesne University were GI Bill® students, of which 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,403. On top of their other funding sources, 43 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Duquesne Veteran Student Life Report
Bowie State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s ranking. Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s other communications degrees to qualified students.
Bowie State University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 305 of the 6,250 students enrolled at Bowie State University were GI Bill® students, of which 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,178. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #9, John Carroll University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s list. John Carroll University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in University Heights, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Carroll, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 3,278 students enrolled at John Carroll University, 31 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,539. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 John Carroll Veteran Student Life Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Communications for a Master’s list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other communications degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 8,899 students enrolled at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,247. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UA Little Rock Veteran Student Life Report
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