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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Instructional Media Design is the 98th most popular major in the country with 8,695 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, instructional media design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,158 and had an average of $29,016 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 536 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,612 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in instructional media design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great instructional media design programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree vets studying instructional media.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 11 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UNT Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree vets studying instructional media list, SHSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,092 of the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University were GI Bill® students, of which 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 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 SHSU]](/colleges/sam-houston-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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