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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 1,039 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 840 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 131 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
Pace University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Of the 12,835 students enrolled at Pace University, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,912. To help with additional expenses, 5 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%.
Full Pace University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,424. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marist College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Marist College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. It awarded 32 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marist, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 6,600 students enrolled at Marist, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Marist offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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 New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the #4 spot on the list. The New School is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 40 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
New School University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, New School University supports 9,047 students, and 117 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 69 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,786. During this same period, 51 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New School University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #5 spot on the list. Queens College is a public institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 116 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new york bachelor’s degree vets studying media studies list, QC has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Among the 19,700 students enrolled at QC, 215 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,823. 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.
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%.
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Hunter College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hunter College is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 147 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Of the 24,052 students enrolled at Hunter College, 152 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,442. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hunter College 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%.
Full Hunter College Veteran Student Life Report
SUNY Oneonta landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Oneonta is located in Oneonta, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
SUNY Oneonta also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 51 of the 6,718 students enrolled at SUNY Oneonta were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,756. During this same period, 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%.
Full SUNY Oneonta Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #8, Iona College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in New Rochelle, New York, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iona, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 3,590 students enrolled at Iona, 24 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,051. During this same period, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Iona Veteran Student Life Report
Vassar College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Vassar College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. It awarded 15 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Vassar not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Of the 2,435 students enrolled at Vassar, 46 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,278. In addition to receiving other benefits, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 Vassar]](/colleges/vassar-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #10, Lehman College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Lehman is a fairly large public school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 63 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Lehman also took the #13 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 15,091 students enrolled at Lehman, 184 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,409. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lehman does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Lehman College Veteran Student Life Report
Purchase College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Purchase College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, Purchase College supports 3,685 students, and 33 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,490. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purchase College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Purchase College]](/colleges/suny-at-purchase-college/student-life/veterans/)
Hobart and William Smith Colleges did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. The Colleges is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Geneva, New York. It awarded 47 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The Colleges also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Hobart and William Smith Colleges supports 1,833 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,332. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The Colleges]](/colleges/hobart-william-smith-colleges/student-life/veterans/)
Marymount Manhattan College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Marymount Manhattan College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 16 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
MMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, MMC supports 1,722 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,970. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full MMC 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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