2023 Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Audiovisual for a Bachelor’s. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, The American University supports 14,001 students, and 613 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. In addition to receiving other benefits, 206 students received funds through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Bowie State University
Bowie, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Audiovisual for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Bowie, Maryland, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Bowie State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Bowie State University supports 6,250 students, and 305 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 143 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,178. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Bowie State University]](/colleges/bowie-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Audiovisual for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Rowan University is a fairly large public school situated in Glassboro, New Jersey. It awarded 94 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Rowan also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 19,678 students enrolled at Rowan University, 423 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,069. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rowan University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Rowan University]](/colleges/rowan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Buffalo State
Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buffalo State. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Audiovisual for a Bachelor’s list. Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Buffalo State also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5.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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Buffalo State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Buffalo State Veteran Student Life Report

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St John's University - New York
Queens, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St John’s University - New York. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Audiovisual for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

STJ also took the #2 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 20,143 students enrolled at STJ, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,047. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full STJ Veteran Student Life Report

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LIU Post
Brookville, New York

LIU Post ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Audiovisual for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

LIU Post did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 53 of the 15,066 students enrolled at LIU Post were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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