2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Communication Sciences for a Master’s

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Communication Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 55 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.According to our most recent data, George Washington University supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at GWU]](/colleges/george-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Communication Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is a public institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of the District of Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.According to our most recent data, University of the District of Columbia supports 3,725 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,081. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of the District of Columbia offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of the District of Columbia Veteran Student Life Report

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Communication Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Of the 10,859 students enrolled at Howard, 342 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,339. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Howard Veteran Student Life Report

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Gallaudet University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Communication Sciences for a Master’s. Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

Gallaudet not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Among the 1,451 students enrolled at Gallaudet, 22 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,773. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Gallaudet University]](/colleges/gallaudet-university/student-life/veterans/)