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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences

6 Ranked Colleges
377 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Communication Sciences is the 47th most popular major in the country with 22,298 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Arkansas, there were 377 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,880 and $20,119 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in communication sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication sciences 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 communication sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas vets studying communication sciences.

Top 6 Best Communication Sciences Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 99 diplomas to qualified ’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.

UARK also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Arkansas supports 27,562 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Arkansas]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified ’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.

UAMS 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, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences supports 2,907 students, and 92 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 56 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,673. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%.

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Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences list. Harding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 72 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Harding also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 4,617 students enrolled at Harding, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,932. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.

UA Little Rock also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 8,899 students enrolled at UA Little Rock were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 83 degrees to qualified ’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.

UCA 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, UCA supports 10,335 students, and 528 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 194 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. To help with additional expenses, 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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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Communication Sciences list. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 ’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

A-State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 425 of the 13,106 students enrolled at Arkansas State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 180 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,131. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arkansas State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

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