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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Bachelor’s

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339 Degrees Awarded
$34,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Great Lakes Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication is the 327th most popular major in the country with 1,553 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 363 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 339 other public relations, advertising, and applied communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in other public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Top 3 Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 27 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 584 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Bachelor’s. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 154 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul University, 528 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,957. On top of their other funding sources, 101 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%.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication for a Bachelor’s. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 95 bachelors’s public relations, advertising, and applied communication degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 261 of the 16,893 students enrolled at Loyola University Chicago were GI Bill® students, of which 165 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,263. To help with additional expenses, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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