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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Instructional Media for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Connecticut, there were 67 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,097 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Instructional Media for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in instructional media design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great instructional media design 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 instructional media design program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Instructional Media for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Instructional Media for a Master’s. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.Of the 9,746 students enrolled at Quinnipiac University, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,337. To help with additional expenses, 4 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Instructional Media for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.According to our most recent data, University of Connecticut supports 27,215 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Instructional Media for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s instructional media degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
CCSU also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #5.Among the 10,652 students enrolled at CCSU, 321 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,782. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CCSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full CCSU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairfield U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Among the 5,513 students enrolled at Fairfield University, 49 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,139. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.
Full Fairfield University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Instructional Media for a Master’s list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 20 masters’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
USJ also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #4.Of the 2,305 students enrolled at University of Saint Joseph, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,476. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Full USJ Veteran Student Life Report
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