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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Media Studies

3 Ranked Colleges
428 Degrees Awarded
$35,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Media Studies

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 California for Media Studies” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across California, there were 428 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Media Studies” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and a strong support system for 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The media studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Media Studies”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Media Studies

The colleges and universities below are the best for california vets studying media studies.

Top 3 Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Veterans in California

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Media Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Marcos landed the #1 spot on the list. CSUSM is a fairly large school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 26 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

CSUSM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 16,367 students enrolled at CSUSM, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,056. 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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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Media Studies list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 51 ’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 10,068 students enrolled at USFCA, 6 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 $19,232. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. USFCA offers 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%.

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Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Media Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Diego, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s media studies students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PLNU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 4,616 students enrolled at PLNU, 334 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 219 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,825. In addition to receiving other benefits, 76 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. PLNU does offer credit for military training for eligible 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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