2023 Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
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Ranked Colleges
80
Degrees Awarded
$61,001
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Other Communications for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.
Across Washington, there were 85 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,001 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and journalism (other) programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and journalism (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The other communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Other Communications for a Master’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Other Communications for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Other Communications for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Other Communications for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the #1 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.According to our most recent data, Gonzaga University supports 7,295 students, and 270 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 231 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,276. During this same period, 73 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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