2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$33,400
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Communication & Journalism for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 120,571 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 2,133 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,976 and $21,526 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Communication & Journalism for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and journalism programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and journalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Washington for Communication & Journalism for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Communication & Journalism for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for washington doctor’s degree vets studying communication & journalism.
Top 2 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Communication & Journalism for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.According to our most recent data, Wazzu supports 31,159 students, and 83 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,702. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wazzu]](/colleges/washington-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Communication & Journalism for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
UW Seattle also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, UW Seattle supports 48,149 students, and 1,283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 769 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW Seattle offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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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