2023 Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,086
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 in New Mexico for Communication & Journalism for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 120,571 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 227 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,350 and $13,477 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and journalism 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 communication and journalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Communication & Journalism for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Communication & Journalism for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Communication & Journalism for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Communication & Journalism for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Our most recent data shows that 199 of the 5,266 students enrolled at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,131. 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.
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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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