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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the New England Region for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,374 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 255 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 224 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in other communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other communication and media studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other communication and media studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying other communication and media studies.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 57 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Castleton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Castleton, Vermont, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other communication and media studies students in 2020-2021.
Castleton also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 74 of the 2,211 students enrolled at Castleton were GI Bill® students, of which 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,995. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lasell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newton, Massachusetts. It awarded 19 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying other communication and media studies list, Lasell has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lasell University supports 1,951 students, and 58 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,225. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #4 spot on the list. WestConn is a small school located in Danbury, Connecticut that handed out 14 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
WestConn also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 5,246 students enrolled at WestConn, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,114. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for 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 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #5 spot on the list. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
RWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 95 of the 4,702 students enrolled at RWU were GI Bill® students, of which 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,342. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. RWU does offer 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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With a ranking of #6, Salve Regina University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newport, Rhode Island. It awarded 15 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Salve Regina did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Salve Regina supports 2,771 students, and 74 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,783. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students qualified for 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%.
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Curry College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Milton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Curry not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 2,410 students enrolled at Curry College, 167 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 76 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,704. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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