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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Connecticut for Film Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Film/Cinema/Media Studies is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Connecticut, there were 93 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Film Studies” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in film / cinema / media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film / cinema / media studies 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 film / cinema / media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The film studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Film Studies”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Film Studies
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Film Studies”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Film Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 20 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Yale]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Film Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Hartford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 20 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UHart, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Hartford supports 6,493 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. In addition to receiving other benefits, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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.
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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.