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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Communications for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Tennessee, there were 1,000 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,183 and $27,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Communications for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Communications for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Communications for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Communications for a Master’s”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Communications for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 24 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Among the 30,559 students enrolled at UT Knoxville, 1,122 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,650. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Communications for a Master’s. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 7 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,284 of the 22,080 students enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University were GI Bill® students, of which 799 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,132. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Communications for a Master’s. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 21 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
ETSU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3.Of the 13,713 students enrolled at ETSU, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,115. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at East Tennessee State University]](/colleges/east-tennessee-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Communications for a Master’s list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Clarksville, Tennessee. It awarded 25 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Peay State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Of the 10,272 students enrolled at Austin Peay State University, 1 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 $13. To help with additional expenses, 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 Austin Peay State University]](/colleges/austin-peay-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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