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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,788 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,900 and had an average of $25,520 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,933 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,345 and $24,582 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in arts and media management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent arts and media management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying media management.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s list. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UK also took the #2 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Kentucky supports 29,986 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Kentucky offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UK]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #2 spot on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 25 masters’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying media management list, U Miami has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 17,809 students enrolled at University of Miami were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,198. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Miami offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Miami Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State University were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,819. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida State University does offer 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State University]](/colleges/florida-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 30 masters’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, George Mason University supports 38,541 students, and 2,334 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,710. During this same period, 42 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at GMU]](/colleges/george-mason-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winthrop University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s list. Winthrop University is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Winthrop not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 416 of the 5,576 students enrolled at Winthrop were GI Bill® students, of which 120 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,514. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Winthrop offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Winthrop University]](/colleges/winthrop-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, Full Sail University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s list. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s media management degrees to 194 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Full Sail University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4,199 of the 24,627 students enrolled at Full Sail University were GI Bill® students, of which 3,206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,240. During this same period, 604 students received scholarships 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 Full Sail University]](/colleges/full-sail-university/student-life/veterans/)
West Virginia University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s media management students in 2020-2021.
WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, WVU supports 26,269 students, and 1,033 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. During this same period, 66 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at West Virginia University]](/colleges/west-virginia-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of New Orleans came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s ranking. University of New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying media management list, UNO has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 8,375 students enrolled at University of New Orleans, 304 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,782. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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 UNO]](/colleges/university-of-new-orleans/student-life/veterans/)
Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Media Management for a Master’s ranking. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 34 degrees to qualified masters’s media management students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying media management list, SCAD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 193 of the 14,265 students enrolled at SCAD were GI Bill® students, of which 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,695. In addition to receiving other benefits, 91 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 Savannah College of Art and Design Veteran Student Life Report
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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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