2023 Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts is the 349th most popular major in the country with 1,557 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in other film/video and photographic arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other film/video and photographic arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other film/video and photographic arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Master’s. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 2 masters’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UofSC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,609 of the 35,470 students enrolled at University of South Carolina - Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,453. In addition to receiving other benefits, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of South Carolina - Columbia does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of South Carolina - Columbia]](/colleges/university-of-south-carolina-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Master’s. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 2 masters’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Rochester also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Rochester supports 11,741 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,872. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Full University of Rochester Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend School of Visual Arts. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Master’s list. School of Visual Arts is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 11 masters’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
SVA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 3,692 students enrolled at School of Visual Arts, 49 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,842. In addition to receiving other benefits, 20 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full School of Visual Arts Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Master’s. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 masters’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Massachusetts College of Art and Design supports 1,894 students, and 25 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 12 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,848. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Massachusetts College of Art and Design offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Veteran Student Life Report
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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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