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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Master’s” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in instructional media design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent instructional media design programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 41 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying instructional media list, UNT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT, 2,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNT offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Texas Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #3 spot on the list. UST is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UST not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 3,692 students enrolled at UST, 91 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,734. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students received scholarships 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 UST]](/colleges/university-of-st-thomas-texas/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 21,912 students enrolled at SHSU, 1,092 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SHSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Sam Houston State University]](/colleges/sam-houston-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 86 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 871 of the 32,441 students enrolled at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley were GI Bill® students, of which 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. On top of their other funding sources, 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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our texas master’s degree vets studying instructional media list, Texas State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State University, 2,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. 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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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #11.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M Corpus Christi supports 10,820 students, and 773 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 357 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,191. 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.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
UH Clear Lake also took the #8 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, UH Clear Lake supports 9,053 students, and 465 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 292 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,337. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Lamar University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 147 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 16,637 students enrolled at Lamar University, 692 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 353 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,108. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Lamar University]](/colleges/lamar-university/student-life/veterans/)
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 12,249 students enrolled at Texas A&M Commerce, 594 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 337 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,401. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - Commerce]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-commerce/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - Kingsville, 215 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. 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.
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Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Instructional Media for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Texarkana also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #13.Of the 2,171 students enrolled at Texas A&M Texarkana, 141 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,867. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M Texarkana does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Texas A&M Texarkana Veteran Student Life Report
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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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