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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southwest Region for Media Management for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,788 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,900 and had an average of $25,520 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 317 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,893 and $21,833 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 121 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Media Management for an Associate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in arts and media management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality arts and media management programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Media Management for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying media management.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Media Management for an Associate list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 56 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 2,473 of the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $735. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Austin Community College District]](/colleges/austin-community-college-district/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Media Management for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 14 associates’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree vets studying media management list, UCO has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 14,132 students enrolled at University of Central Oklahoma, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Oklahoma offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Central Oklahoma]](/colleges/university-of-central-oklahoma/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Media Management for an Associate. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media management degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, San Antonio College supports 19,231 students, and 2,054 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,362 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,249. During this same period, 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 San Antonio College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Collin County Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Media Management for an Associate. Collin County Community College District is a public institution located in McKinney, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Collin County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 994 of the 35,390 students enrolled at Collin County Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,042. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Collin County Community College District does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Collin County Community College District Veteran Student Life Report
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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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