2023 Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 17,669 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States. 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 California, there were 2,551 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,916 and $17,316 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio, television and digital communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio, television and digital communication programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s”.
Top 7 Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s digital communication degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Southern California supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 10 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
SFSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, SFSU supports 27,349 students, and 950 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 536 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,581. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SFSU offers 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%.
Full San Francisco State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Among the 26,179 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Barbara, 286 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,510. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received funds 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,287 of the 8,928 students enrolled at Academy of Art University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,016 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,275. To help with additional expenses, 257 students received scholarships through 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%.
Full Academy of Art University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 2 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Of the 39,074 students enrolled at UC Davis, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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California State University - East Bay landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s ranking. Located in Hayward, California, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.
Cal State East Bay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, Cal State East Bay supports 16,253 students, and 32 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 16 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,956. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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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Pepperdine University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Digital Communication for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Malibu, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Pepperdine also took the #4 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, Pepperdine University supports 9,554 students, and 458 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 288 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,329. To help with additional expenses, 180 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 Pepperdine 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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