2023 Best Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Radio, Television, and Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,041 people earned their degree in other radio, television, and digital communication, making the major the 441st most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 171 other radio, television, and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 other radio, television, and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Radio, Television, and Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other radio, television, and digital communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other radio, television, and digital communication programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other radio, television, and digital communication program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Great Lakes Region for Other Radio, Television, and Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Radio, Television, and Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Radio, Television, and Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

1

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Radio, Television, and Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 80 bachelors’s other radio, television, and digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

Central Michigan also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan, 1 are 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 $425. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Michigan does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Central Michigan]](/colleges/central-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

184 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Radio, Television, and Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s other radio, television, and digital communication degrees to qualified students.

EIU also made our “Best Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 8,626 students enrolled at EIU, 184 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,730. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Illinois University]](/colleges/eastern-illinois-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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