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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Virginia 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 Virginia, there were 379 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 364 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Virginia 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 Virginia for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 257 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Of the 29,070 students enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. During this same period, 0 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%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bridgewater, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
Bridgewater did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.According to our most recent data, Bridgewater supports 1,597 students, and 52 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 25 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,809. During this same period, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 Bridgewater College]](/colleges/bridgewater-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Petersburg, Virginia, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Our most recent data shows that 368 of the 4,020 students enrolled at Virginia State University were GI Bill® students, of which 112 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,578. During this same period, 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 Virginia State]](/colleges/virginia-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Union University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Media Studies for a Bachelor’s. Virginia Union University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our virginia bachelor’s degree vets studying media studies list, VUU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Of the 1,516 students enrolled at VUU, 22 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,473. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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