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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Georgia for Instructional Media” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Instructional Media Design is the 98th most popular major in the country with 8,695 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Georgia, there were 590 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,737 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Instructional Media” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in instructional media design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality instructional media design programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The instructional media school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Instructional Media”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia vets studying instructional media.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Instructional Media. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 35 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State University, 1,873 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,934. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Instructional Media. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our georgia vets studying instructional media list, UGA has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Instructional Media list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 26,949 students enrolled at GaSou, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 406 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,665. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. GaSou offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Instructional Media that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. Carrollton, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 208 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Georgia, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 490 of the 13,419 students enrolled at University of West Georgia were GI Bill® students, of which 171 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,416. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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 University of West Georgia]](/colleges/university-of-west-georgia/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Instructional Media list. Georgia College & State University is a medium-sized school located in Milledgeville, Georgia that handed out 20 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 125 of the 6,873 students enrolled at Georgia College were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,100. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgia College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Georgia College]](/colleges/georgia-college-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Valdosta State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Instructional Media ranking. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 80 degrees to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
VSU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Valdosta State University supports 12,304 students, and 589 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 232 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,915. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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American InterContinental University - Atlanta landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Instructional Media ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
AIU Atlanta did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, AIU Atlanta supports 1,465 students, and 303 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 238 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,162. On top of their other funding sources, 24 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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