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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor'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 the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Speech Communication is the 18th most popular major in the country with 41,146 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 8,190 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,573 speech communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 71 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in speech communication. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great speech communication programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the speech communication program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 26 Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 71 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’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 located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 215 bachelors’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Out of the 71 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 166 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying speech communication list, UA has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 37,840 students enrolled at UA, 2,081 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. During this same period, 357 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UA]](/colleges/the-university-of-alabama/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 71 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 211 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, UK supports 29,986 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UK Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 252 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

UARK also took the #11 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 27,562 students enrolled at UARK, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 UARK]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas/student-life/veterans/)

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 433 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.

JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 21,594 students enrolled at JMU, 842 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 464 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,824. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 James Madison University]](/colleges/james-madison-university/student-life/veterans/)

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 317 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, East Carolina University supports 28,798 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. 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 East Carolina University]](/colleges/east-carolina-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee

Belmont University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s speech communication degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

Belmont also made our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10.Our most recent data shows that 343 of the 8,204 students enrolled at Belmont were GI Bill® students, of which 227 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,102. During this same period, 146 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Belmont University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 247 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

USF Tampa also took the #7 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 50,626 students enrolled at USF Tampa, 2,211 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,943. To help with additional expenses, 13 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at USF Tampa]](/colleges/university-of-south-florida-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #9, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech communication degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College supports 34,285 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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 scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College offers 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Veteran Student Life Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 261 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 Virginia Tech]](/colleges/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 52 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying speech communication list, Liberty University has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13,282 of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University were GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Liberty University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Liberty University]](/colleges/liberty-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

University of Louisville landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 188 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.

UofL also made our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23.Our most recent data shows that 17 of the 22,211 students enrolled at University of Louisville were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,972. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.

U Miami also made our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15.Among the 17,809 students enrolled at University of Miami, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,198. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Miami 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 bachelors’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.

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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,723. On top of their other funding sources, 14 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 University of North Carolina at Greensboro]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 156 degrees to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 30,559 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1,122 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. During this same period, 8 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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Christopher Newport University
Newport News, Virginia

Christopher Newport University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Newport News, Virginia, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying speech communication list, CNU has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 4,868 students enrolled at CNU, 344 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,614. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 Alabama at Birmingham ranked #17 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s list. UAB is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 99 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, University of Alabama at Birmingham supports 22,563 students, and 1,194 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 508 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,983. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Alabama at Birmingham]](/colleges/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham/student-life/veterans/)

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, Kentucky

Bellarmine University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bellarmine U is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.

Of the 3,293 students enrolled at Bellarmine U, 103 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,409. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bellarmine U 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 Bellarmine University Veteran Student Life Report

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 22,080 students enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University, 1,284 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Central Florida came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s speech communication degrees to 442 students in 2020-2021.

UCF also took the #13 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCF supports 71,881 students, and 2,263 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,995. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

With a ranking of #21, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 163 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Mississippi State also took the #20 spot in our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Mississippi State supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi State University]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

With a ranking of #22, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 235 bachelors’s speech communication degrees in 2020-2021.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, NC State supports 36,042 students, and 1,102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 493 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full NC State Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

With a ranking of #23, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 158 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UGA]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)

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Florida International University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 320 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.

FIU also made our “Best Speech Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16.Of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU, 1,079 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,771. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. FIU 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Florida International University Veteran Student Life Report

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s speech communication students in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, Appalachian State supports 20,023 students, and 780 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 393 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,464. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

Samford University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Speech Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s speech communication degrees to qualified students.

Among the 5,729 students enrolled at Samford University, 162 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 101 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,201. On top of their other funding sources, 36 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 Samford Veteran Student Life Report

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