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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,374 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Massachusetts, there were 159 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 142 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,029 and $25,475 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other 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 other communication and media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The other communication and 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 Massachusetts for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts bachelor’s degree vets studying other communication and media studies.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts 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 private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 57 bachelors’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Among the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern University, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 Northeastern Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lasell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Lasell University 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.
Lasell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 1,951 students enrolled at Lasell, 58 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,225. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Lasell Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Communication and Media Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Curry College landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 #3 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Our most recent data shows that 167 of the 2,410 students enrolled at Curry College were GI Bill® students, of which 76 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,704. During this same period, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Curry College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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