2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Journalism for a Master’s

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Journalism for a Master’s. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Georgetown University Veteran Student Life Report

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Journalism for a Master’s list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 10 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.According to our most recent data, GWU supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Journalism for a Master’s list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 33 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Among the 14,001 students enrolled at American University, 613 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. In addition to receiving other benefits, 206 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.

Full The American University Veteran Student Life Report