2023 Best General Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
87
Degrees Awarded
$28,600
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Publishing for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 336 people earned their degree in general publishing, making the major the 697th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 87 general publishing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Publishing for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general publishing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general publishing programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general publishing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Publishing for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying publishing.
Top 4 Best General Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Publishing for a Bachelor’s. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s publishing students in 2020-2021.
Belmont not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Belmont supports 8,204 students, and 343 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 227 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,102. In addition to receiving other benefits, 146 students qualified for 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%.
Full Belmont University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Publishing for a Bachelor’s. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s publishing degrees to qualified students.
BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 36,461 students enrolled at Brigham Young University - Provo, 368 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,856. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Brigham Young University - Provo Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Master’s University and Seminary. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Publishing for a Bachelor’s. The Master’s University and Seminary is located in Santa Clarita, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s publishing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Master’s University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 2,449 students enrolled at The Master’s University and Seminary, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The Master’s University and Seminary does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 The Master’s University and Seminary]](/colleges/the-masters-college-and-seminary/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornerstone University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Publishing for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s publishing students in 2020-2021.
Cornerstone not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 61 of the 1,917 students enrolled at Cornerstone were GI Bill® students, of which 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,056. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cornerstone does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Cornerstone University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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