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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,128 people earned their degree in other communication, journalism, and related programs, making the major the 404th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 357 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 139 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in other communication, journalism, and related programs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication, journalism, and related programs 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 other communication, journalism, and related programs program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The other communication, journalism, and related programs school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s”.
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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Immaculata University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2020-2021.
Immaculata also made our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 2,563 students enrolled at Immaculata, 38 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,208. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Immaculata University]](/colleges/immaculata-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seton Hall University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 1 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2020-2021.
Seton Hall also made our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 9,814 students enrolled at Seton Hall, 27 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,158. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received funds through 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%.
Full Seton Hall University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2020-2021.
Howard also made our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Howard University supports 10,859 students, and 342 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 136 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,339. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%.
Full Howard University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chestnut Hill College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs for a Bachelor’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CHC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 1,528 students enrolled at CHC, 43 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,125. During this same period, 6 students qualified for 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 Chestnut Hill College]](/colleges/chestnut-hill-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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