2023 Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communication Sciences for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 22,298 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,173 and had an average of $22,255 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 5,011 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,956 and $22,033 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communication Sciences for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication sciences programs and a strong support system for 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 communication sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communication Sciences for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree vets studying communication sciences.
Top 2 Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communication Sciences for an Associate list. Southern Adventist University is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.
Southern Adventist also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 2,730 students enrolled at Southern Adventist, 39 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,631. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Adventist]](/colleges/southern-adventist-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Communication Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school situated in Wesson, Mississippi. It awarded 3 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College also made our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 2,907 students enrolled at Copiah-Lincoln Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,608. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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