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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Instructional Media” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 8,695 people earned their degree in instructional media design, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States. 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 Kansas, there were 130 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,463 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Instructional Media” ranking analyzed 3 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The instructional media school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Instructional Media”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Instructional Media”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Instructional Media list. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 79 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
FHSU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 15,033 students enrolled at Fort Hays State University, 352 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 222 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,389. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FHSU]](/colleges/fort-hays-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Instructional Media that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 21 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 6,398 students enrolled at Pittsburg State University, 204 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,125. 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.
Full Pittsburg State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kansas for Instructional Media. Emporia State University is a medium-sized school located in Emporia, Kansas that handed out 27 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, ESU supports 5,828 students, and 127 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,878. 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.
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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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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