2023 Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 1,521 people earned their degree in radio and television broadcasting technology/technician, making the major the 398th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio and television broadcasting technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radio and television broadcasting technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the radio and television broadcasting technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York

4 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees to qualified students.

NYIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 6,851 students enrolled at NYIT were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,477. To help with additional expenses, 1 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%.

Full New York Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report

2

LIU Post
Brookville, New York

53 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$19,023 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the #2 spot on the list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 10 masters’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees in 2020-2021.

LIU Post did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, LIU Post supports 15,066 students, and 53 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 48 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,023. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at LIU Post]](/colleges/long-island-university-c-w-post-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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