2023 Best General Organizational Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southwest Region for General Organizational Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Organizational Communication is the 296th most popular major in the country with 2,013 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 197 general organizational communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 general organizational communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Organizational Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general organizational communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general organizational communication programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general organizational communication program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Organizational Communication for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying general organizational communication.
Top 4 Best General Organizational Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Organizational Communication for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 79 bachelors’s general organizational communication degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Organizational Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 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 $2,893. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Austin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Organizational Communication for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s general organizational communication degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Organizational Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 12,373 students enrolled at SMU, 327 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SMU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Organizational Communication for a Bachelor’s. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general organizational communication students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Organizational Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Central Oklahoma supports 14,132 students, and 934 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 428 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Organizational Communication for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 47 bachelors’s general organizational communication degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Organizational Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 24,879 students enrolled at UTEP, 1,873 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,990. During this same period, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UTEP offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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