2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$23,349
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 the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 14,826 people earned their degree in communications technologies and support, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,611 and had an average of $24,581 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,067 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,549 and $26,049 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,554 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications technologies and support. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications technologies and support 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 communications technologies and support program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 12 Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s list. Belmont University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 91 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Belmont, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 8,204 students enrolled at Belmont, 343 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 227 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,102. During this same period, 146 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Belmont University]](/colleges/belmont-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,334 of the 38,541 students enrolled at George Mason University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. To help with additional expenses, 42 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. George Mason University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to 501 students in 2020-2021.
Full Sail University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 24,627 students enrolled at Full Sail University, 4,199 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,240. In addition to receiving other benefits, 604 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Full Sail University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s list. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 56 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
ETSU also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9.Of the 13,713 students enrolled at ETSU, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,115. 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.
Full ETSU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Regent also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10.Of the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent, 1,414 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,203. During this same period, 42 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Regent University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s list. The Art Institute of Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 15 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Ai Atlanta did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ai Atlanta supports 814 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Ringling College of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s list. Ringling College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sarasota, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ringling College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 1,624 students enrolled at Ringling College of Art and Design were GI Bill® students, of which 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,571. On top of their other funding sources, 35 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ringling College of Art and Design]](/colleges/ringling-college-of-art-and-design/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s list. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
International Fine Arts College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, International Fine Arts College supports 934 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,920. During this same period, 5 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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Indian River State College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indian River State College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 539 of the 15,236 students enrolled at Indian River State College were GI Bill® students, of which 315 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,800. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Indian River State College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Fairmont State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fairmont State University is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
Fairmont State also took the #12 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 3,848 students enrolled at Fairmont State University, 165 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,903. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Fairmont State]](/colleges/fairmont-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Alabama A & M University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s list. Normal, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
AAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 5,977 students enrolled at AAMU, 421 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,070. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. AAMU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at AAMU]](/colleges/alabama-a-and-m-university/student-life/veterans/)
Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communications Technologies & Support for a Bachelor’s ranking. SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 430 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 14,265 students enrolled at SCAD, 193 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,695. On top of their other funding sources, 91 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SCAD]](/colleges/savannah-college-of-art-and-design/student-life/veterans/)
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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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