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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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,263 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,025 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in instructional media design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality instructional media design programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 the Rocky Mountains Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 27,691 students enrolled at USU, 3 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 $285. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 USU]](/colleges/utah-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 42 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Boise State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 24,069 students enrolled at Boise State, 1,134 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 798 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,559. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Boise State offers 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%.
Full Boise State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,099 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WGU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, WGU supports 147,866 students, and 8,828 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5,287 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,681. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. WGU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 36,461 students enrolled at Brigham Young University - Provo, 368 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brigham Young University - Provo]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/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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