2023 Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,557 people earned their degree in other film/video and photographic arts, making the major the 349th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 88 other film/video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other film/video and photographic arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other film/video and photographic arts programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other film/video and photographic arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts vets studying other film/video & photographic arts.

Top 2 Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, Massachusetts

25 GI Bill® Students**

$7,848 Average GI Bill® Award

$45,220 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 1,894 students enrolled at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 25 were 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 $7,848. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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 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 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Veteran Student Life Report

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

55 GI Bill® Students**

$12,419 Average GI Bill® Award

$46,199 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts list. Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees to qualified students.

Lesley also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lesley supports 4,200 students, and 55 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 28 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,419. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Lesley]](/colleges/lesley-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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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

Footnotes

• *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.