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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 258 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,256 and $9,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the radio, television and digital communication program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 6 Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, University of Colorado Boulder supports 37,437 students, and 1,379 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 968 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,889. To help with additional expenses, 46 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 2 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

UCCS also took the #4 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 12,380 students enrolled at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Denver, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,222 of the 19,086 students enrolled at MSU Denver were GI Bill® students, of which 867 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,619. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. MSU Denver does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Idaho supports 10,791 students, and 382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 248 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 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%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 2 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

CCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 574 of the 7,839 students enrolled at Colorado Christian University were GI Bill® students, of which 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,761. On top of their other funding sources, 11 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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Dixie State University
Saint George, Utah

With a ranking of #6, Dixie State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Digital Communication for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint George, Utah, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

Dixie State College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 12,043 students enrolled at Dixie State College, 267 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,877. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dixie State College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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