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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Journalism for a Bachelor’s

5 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$25,416 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Journalism for a Bachelor's

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 in North Carolina for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Journalism is the 69th most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

Across North Carolina, there were 133 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,416 and $25,697 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Journalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great journalism programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Journalism for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina bachelor’s degree vets studying journalism.

Top 5 Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Journalism for a Bachelor’s. UNC Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.According to our most recent data, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supports 30,092 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, 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%.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Veteran Student Life Report

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Journalism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 20,023 students enrolled at Appalachian State University, 780 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. 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.

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

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Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. Elon, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.

Elon also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1.Of the 7,117 students enrolled at Elon, 100 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,835. To help with additional expenses, 34 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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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Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Journalism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wingate University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wingate, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Wingate also made our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #5.Among the 3,653 students enrolled at Wingate, 122 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,143. During this same period, 20 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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Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens University of Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Journalism for a Bachelor’s list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s journalism degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

Queens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Of the 2,338 students enrolled at Queens, 112 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,166. To help with additional expenses, 14 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Queens University of Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report

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