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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Missouri, there were 1,007 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,119 and $29,651 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master’s”.

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

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #1 spot on the list. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 13 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.According to our most recent data, Webster supports 8,197 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,175. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Webster does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master’s list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s communications students in 2020-2021.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list.Of the 12,229 students enrolled at Saint Louis University, 5 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 $25,162. During this same period, 0 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master’s. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 5 masters’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.

UMSL also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.Among the 13,874 students enrolled at UMSL, 314 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 228 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,355. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMSL does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.

Full UMSL Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master’s list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 23,505 students enrolled at Missouri State University - Springfield were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,830. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri State University - Springfield does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Communications for a Master’s. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.Of the 9,959 students enrolled at University of Central Missouri, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full University of Central Missouri Veteran Student Life Report

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