2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Instructional Media for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region for Instructional Media for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 8,695 people earned their degree in instructional media design, making the major the 98th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, instructional media design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,158 and had an average of $29,016 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 866 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,882 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Instructional Media for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in instructional media design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent instructional media design 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 instructional media design program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Instructional Media for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Instructional Media for a Doctorate”.

Top 3 Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

University of North Texas
Denton, Texas

2,038 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Instructional Media for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT, 2,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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2

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas

1,092 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,097 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Instructional Media for a Doctorate list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, SHSU supports 21,912 students, and 1,092 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 496 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SHSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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3

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Tempe, Arizona

135 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$6,437 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Instructional Media for a Doctorate. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying instructional media list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Phoenix - Arizona supports 89,763 students, and 135 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 157 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,437. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds 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

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.

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