2023 Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Graphic Arts for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Visual Communications is the 154th most popular major in the country with 5,765 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,386 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Graphic Arts for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual communications programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual communications program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Graphic Arts for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying graphic arts.
Top 7 Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Graphic Arts for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,085. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Graphic Arts for a Master’s. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 63 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. On top of their other funding sources, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Graphic Arts for a Master’s. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, North Carolina State University supports 36,042 students, and 1,102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 493 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Carolina State University]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Graphic Arts for a Master’s. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jacksonville State University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 9,238 students enrolled at Jacksonville State University, 371 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,159. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Graphic Arts for a Master’s list. JU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
JU also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 459 of the 4,053 students enrolled at Jacksonville University were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,339. During this same period, 115 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 Jacksonville University]](/colleges/jacksonville-university/student-life/veterans/)
Full Sail University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Graphic Arts for a Master’s ranking. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
Full Sail University also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7.Of the 24,627 students enrolled at Full Sail University, 4,199 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,240. On top of their other funding sources, 604 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Full Sail University]](/colleges/full-sail-university/student-life/veterans/)
AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Graphic Arts for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 7 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
International Fine Arts College also made our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 934 students enrolled at AI Miami International University of Art and Design, 45 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,920. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at AI Miami International University of Art and Design]](/colleges/ai-miami-international-university-of-art-and-design/student-life/veterans/)
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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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