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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 Florida for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 10,266 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
Across Florida, there were 827 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 489 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media studies degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,211 of the 50,626 students enrolled at USF Tampa were GI Bill® students, of which 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,943. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students qualified for 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at USF Tampa]](/colleges/university-of-south-florida-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 142 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our florida bachelor’s degree vets studying media studies list, FIU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.Of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU, 1,079 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FIU]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. The University of West Florida is a public institution located in Pensacola, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UWF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.According to our most recent data, The University of West Florida supports 13,061 students, and 1,438 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 750 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,810. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 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 The University of West Florida]](/colleges/the-university-of-west-florida/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lynn University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s. Lynn University is a small school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 17 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Lynn University Fighting Knights did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Of the 3,232 students enrolled at Lynn University Fighting Knights, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,911. In addition to receiving other benefits, 32 students qualified for 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%.
Full Lynn University Fighting Knights Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flagler College - St Augustine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Flagler College - St Augustine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Augustine, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Flagler St. Augustine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.According to our most recent data, Flagler St. Augustine supports 2,687 students, and 130 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 73 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,461. 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.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
FSCJ also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, Florida State College at Jacksonville supports 22,344 students, and 2,072 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,533 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,070. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State College at Jacksonville]](/colleges/florida-state-college-at-jacksonville/student-life/veterans/)
Southeastern University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our florida bachelor’s degree vets studying media studies list, SEU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.Of the 9,546 students enrolled at Southeastern University, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,265. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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