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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

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131 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Communications for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 North Carolina for Communications for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 66,787 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the 10th most popular major in the United States. 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 North Carolina, there were 2,972 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,153 and $25,784 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Communications for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Communications for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree vets studying communications.

Top 5 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Communications for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 22 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree vets studying communications list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 30,092 students enrolled at UNC Chapel Hill, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Communications for a Master’s list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.According to our most recent data, ECU supports 28,798 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,409. 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 University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Communications for a Master’s list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Our most recent data shows that 885 of the 19,764 students enrolled at UNC Greensboro were GI Bill® students, of which 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,723. To help with additional expenses, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNC Greensboro does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Greensboro]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Communications for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #4 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Charlotte also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 30,146 students enrolled at UNC Charlotte, 1,476 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,691. To help with additional expenses, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 University of North Carolina at Charlotte]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-charlotte/student-life/veterans/)

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Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens University of Charlotte. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Communications for a Master’s. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree vets studying communications list, Queens has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 2,338 students enrolled at Queens, 112 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,166. During this same period, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Queens Veteran Student Life Report

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