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2023 Best Instructional Media Design Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

5 Ranked Colleges
255 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Instructional Media

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Instructional Media” ranking.

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 Minnesota, there were 255 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,229 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Instructional Media” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in instructional media design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality instructional media design 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 instructional media design program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Instructional Media

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Instructional Media”.

Top 5 Best Instructional Media Design Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Instructional Media. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Minnesota State Mankato supports 14,761 students, and 331 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 147 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,814. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Instructional Media. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 73 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University, 2,589 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,867. During this same period, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Capella University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Instructional Media list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 52 degrees to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU MN, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota supports 5,152 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,663. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Instructional Media list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

Concordia University, Saint Paul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 5,585 students enrolled at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 196 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,143. On top of their other funding sources, 7 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 Concordia University, Saint Paul]](/colleges/concordia-university-saint-paul/student-life/veterans/)

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Instructional Media. St Catherine University is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 7 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.

St. Kate’s also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 4,277 students enrolled at St. Kate’s, 55 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,157. To help with additional expenses, 2 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%.

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