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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Radio, Television & Digital Communication is the 61st most popular major in the country with 17,669 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,775 and had an average of $24,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 832 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,630 and $26,852 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 708 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in radio, television and digital communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio, television and digital 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 radio, television and digital 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 Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 10 Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

Drexel also took the #4 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Of the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Drexel]](/colleges/drexel-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Point Park, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Among the 3,591 students enrolled at Point Park, 110 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,640. To help with additional expenses, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Point Park offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Point Park University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s. Kutztown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kutztown University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Of the 7,890 students enrolled at Kutztown University, 168 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,498. 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.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 226 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

Temple also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Temple University supports 37,236 students, and 830 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 510 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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Lebanon Valley College
Annville, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lebanon Valley College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Annville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

LVC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Of the 1,959 students enrolled at LVC, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,403. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students qualified for 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%.

Full Lebanon Valley College Veteran Student Life Report

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Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Wilkes University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wilkes, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Of the 4,781 students enrolled at Wilkes, 81 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,000. During this same period, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wilkes 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%.

Full Wilkes University Veteran Student Life Report

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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Messiah University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

Messiah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Our most recent data shows that 72 of the 3,370 students enrolled at Messiah were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,642. During this same period, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, Pennsylvania

Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. Millersville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree vets studying digital communication list, Millersville has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.According to our most recent data, Millersville supports 7,456 students, and 191 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,546. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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Lincoln University
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

Lincoln University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree vets studying digital communication list, Lincoln has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Of the 2,077 students enrolled at Lincoln University, 58 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,313. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Lincoln University]](/colleges/lincoln-university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Valley Forge
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

University of Valley Forge ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree vets studying digital communication list, UVF has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 17 of the 557 students enrolled at UVF were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,901. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVF does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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