2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,521 people earned their degree in radio and television broadcasting technology/technician, making the major the 398th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 477 radio and television broadcasting technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in radio and television broadcasting technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio and television broadcasting technology/technician programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio and television broadcasting technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying radio and television broadcasting tech.
Top 8 Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bowie, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 88 degrees to qualified bachelors’s radio and television broadcasting tech students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bowie State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 6,250 students enrolled at Bowie State University, 305 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,178. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Bowie State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Rowan also made our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Rowan University supports 19,678 students, and 423 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 221 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,069. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full Rowan University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #3 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 72 bachelors’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sail University also made our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Of the 24,627 students enrolled at Full Sail University, 4,199 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,240. On top of their other funding sources, 604 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Full Sail University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees to qualified students.
Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Ferris State University supports 11,165 students, and 377 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 189 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,426. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Ferris State University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Buffalo State landed the #5 spot on the list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Buffalo State also made our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Among the 8,339 students enrolled at Buffalo State, 198 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 107 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,803. To help with additional expenses, 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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Alabama A & M University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. AAMU is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at AAMU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, AAMU supports 5,977 students, and 421 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 67 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,070. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. AAMU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #7, New England Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s radio and television broadcasting tech students in 2020-2021.
New England Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 2,031 students enrolled at New England Tech, 259 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. During this same period, 34 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full New England Tech Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #8, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Bachelor’s list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 14 bachelors’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees in 2020-2021.
LIU Post not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 15,066 students enrolled at LIU Post, 53 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,023. During this same period, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. LIU Post does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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