2023 Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 12,001 people earned their degree in communications, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 340 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 314 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications 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 communications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The communication arts 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 the Rocky Mountains Region for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree vets studying communication arts.
Top 4 Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #1 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 157 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UCCS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs supports 12,380 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. 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.
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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-at-colorado-springs/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 27,691 students enrolled at USU, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $285. 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.
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%.
Full USU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communication arts degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
ISU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 422 of the 11,766 students enrolled at Idaho State University were GI Bill® students, of which 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,419. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full ISU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Communication Arts for a Bachelor’s. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Greenwood Village, Colorado. It awarded 55 bachelors’s communication arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado State University - Global Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,398 of the 12,578 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Global Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 1,008 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,236. 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 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 Colorado State University - Global Campus]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-global-campus/student-life/veterans/)
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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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