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2023 Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona

3 Ranked Colleges
243 Degrees Awarded
$26,196 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Communication Sciences for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Arizona for Communication Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication Sciences is the 47th most popular major in the country with 22,298 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,173 and had an average of $22,255 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 579 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,381 and $20,091 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 243 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,087 and $27,181 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Communication Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication sciences programs and a strong support system for 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 communication sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Communication Sciences for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona bachelor’s degree vets studying communication sciences.

Top 3 Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arizona

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Communication Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe does offer 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Communication Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Communication Sciences for a Bachelor’s. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Among the 29,566 students enrolled at Northern Arizona University, 1,055 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. On top of their other funding sources, 56 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Arizona University does offer 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%.

Full Northern Arizona University Veteran Student Life Report

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