2023 Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kentucky
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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 Kentucky for TV for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
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 Kentucky, there were 82 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 82 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,941 and $26,734 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for TV for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio and television. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio and television programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the radio and television program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for TV for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky bachelor’s degree vets studying tv.
Top 3 Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kentucky
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for TV for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2020-2021.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list.Among the 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Kentucky]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for TV for a Bachelor’s. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 16 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
WKU also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 847 of the 17,517 students enrolled at Western Kentucky University were GI Bill® students, of which 345 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Western Kentucky University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for TV for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking.Of the 14,465 students enrolled at Eastern Kentucky University, 869 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 469 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,031. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Kentucky University does offer 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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