2023 Best Journalism Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Journalism for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 13,552 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 676 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Journalism for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism 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 journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Journalism for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Most Veteran Friendly for Journalism for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying journalism.
Top 2 Best Journalism Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Journalism for an Associate list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s journalism degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Austin Community College District supports 39,896 students, and 2,473 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 59 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $735. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Austin Community College District does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Journalism for an Associate. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 7 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, San Diego Mesa College supports 20,693 students, and 982 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 745 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $536. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. San Diego Mesa College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Notes and References
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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