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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master’s” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 1,528 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 9 masters’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington were GI Bill® students, of which 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. 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master’s. Edwardsville, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying media studies list, SIUE has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SIUE supports 12,860 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,082. 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.

Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master’s list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s media studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, UWM supports 24,565 students, and 983 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 494 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,519. During this same period, 3 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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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 726 of the 25,714 students enrolled at Ohio University - Athens Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,725. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio University - Athens Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - South Bend. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master’s list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 3 masters’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Indiana University - South Bend not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 134 of the 4,942 students enrolled at Indiana University - South Bend were GI Bill® students, of which 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,685. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Governors State University
University Park, Illinois

Governors State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Media Studies for a Master’s ranking. Governors State University is located in University Park, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s media studies degrees to qualified students.

GSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 146 of the 4,650 students enrolled at GSU were GI Bill® students, of which 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,291. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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