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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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Interactive Multimedia for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 10,069 people earned their degree in media arts, making the major the 93rd most popular in the United States.
Across Tennessee, there were 48 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Interactive Multimedia for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in media arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great media arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the media arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Interactive Multimedia for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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 Tennessee for Interactive Multimedia for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Interactive Multimedia for a Bachelor’s list. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,284 of the 22,080 students enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University were GI Bill® students, of which 799 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,132. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Middle Tennessee State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Middle Tennessee State University]](/colleges/middle-tennessee-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Interactive Multimedia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our tennessee bachelor’s degree vets studying interactive multimedia list, Lee University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Among the 5,204 students enrolled at Lee University, 121 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,028. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 Lee University]](/colleges/lee-university/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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