2023 Best Radio & Television Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Plains States Region for TV for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 6,559 people earned their degree in radio and television, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 60 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio and television programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio and television program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for TV for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for TV for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for TV for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Radio & Television Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for TV for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 1 associates’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern also made our “Best Radio & Television Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 53 of the 3,506 students enrolled at University of Northwestern - St Paul were GI Bill® students, of which 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,408. In addition to receiving other benefits, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Northwestern - St Paul does offer 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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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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