2023 Best Photography Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Photography for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s photography degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT, 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 $17,424. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. RIT offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full RIT Veteran Student Life Report

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The New School
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Photography for a Master’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s photography degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

New School University also made our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3.Of the 9,047 students enrolled at The New School, 117 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,786. In addition to receiving other benefits, 51 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at New School University]](/colleges/the-new-school/student-life/veterans/)

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School of Visual Arts
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend School of Visual Arts. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Photography for a Master’s. School of Visual Arts is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 35 masters’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree vets studying photography list, SVA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, School of Visual Arts supports 3,692 students, and 49 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,842. During this same period, 20 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%. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SVA]](/colleges/school-of-visual-arts/student-life/veterans/)