2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Communication/Journalism for a Master’s

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 for Agricultural Communication/Journalism for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Communication/Journalism is the 595th most popular major in the country with 462 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Communication/Journalism for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural communication/journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural communication/journalism programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural communication/journalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Communication/Journalism for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Communication/Journalism for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

1,242 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Communication/Journalism for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 were 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, Oklahoma

1,038 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Communication/Journalism for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 masters’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

OSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bob Nichols.