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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Arts & Media Management is the 136th most popular major in the country with 4,788 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Far Western US region, there were 382 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,793 and $33,442 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 231 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in arts and media management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent arts and media management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.
USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Southern California supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. In addition to receiving other benefits, 388 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCLA supports 44,589 students, and 7 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 $8,071. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full University of California - Los Angeles Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
National University also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 18,070 students enrolled at National University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 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%.
Full National University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Redlands, California. It awarded 1 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Redlands also took the #7 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 4,566 students enrolled at University of Redlands, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,899. 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 University of Redlands]](/colleges/university-of-redlands/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #5 spot on the list. Seattle University is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying media management list, Seattle U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Seattle University supports 7,050 students, and 39 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,383. During this same period, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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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With a ranking of #6, University of Oregon did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s list. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Oregon supports 21,752 students, and 582 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 314 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,688. During this same period, 25 students received scholarships through 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%.
Full University of Oregon Veteran Student Life Report
George Fox University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
GFU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 4,106 students enrolled at GFU, 145 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 77 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,462. To help with additional expenses, 28 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. GFU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full George Fox University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #8, Pepperdine University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Media Management for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Malibu, California, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2020-2021.
Pepperdine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Pepperdine supports 9,554 students, and 458 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 288 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,329. In addition to receiving other benefits, 180 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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