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

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Communications for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 6 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities were GI Bill® students, of which 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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 93%, 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 UMN Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Communications for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 21 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 331 of the 14,761 students enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato were GI Bill® students, of which 147 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,814. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Minnesota State University - Mankato Veteran Student Life Report

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Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Communications for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #3 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree vets studying communications list, Walden University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.According to our most recent data, Walden University supports 49,695 students, and 2,721 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,568 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,240. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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