2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications for an Associate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Communications for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 66,787 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,115 and had an average of $25,414 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 10,019 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,771 and $23,915 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 793 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications for an Associate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree vets studying communications.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 37 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nassau Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Nassau Community College supports 13,864 students, and 217 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 141 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,692. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Nassau Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Nassau Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications for an Associate. BMCC is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 101 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
BMCC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 445 of the 22,496 students enrolled at Borough of Manhattan Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 345 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,303. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Borough of Manhattan Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full BMCC Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 54 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
LaGuardia also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 16,971 students enrolled at LaGuardia Community College, 194 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 141 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,150. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at LaGuardia]](/colleges/cuny-laguardia-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Philadelphia. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Communications for an Associate. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 29 associates’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Philadelphia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Community College of Philadelphia supports 13,672 students, and 291 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 136 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,118. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Community College of Philadelphia]](/colleges/community-college-of-philadelphia/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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