2023 Best Photojournalism Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Photojournalism for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Photojournalism is the 883rd most popular major in the country with 144 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Photojournalism for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in photojournalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent photojournalism programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the photojournalism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Photojournalism for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Photojournalism for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying photojournalism.

Top 2 Best Photojournalism Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

385 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Photojournalism for a Master’s list. Syracuse University is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s photojournalism degrees to qualified students.

Syracuse also made our “Best Photojournalism Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Syracuse supports 21,322 students, and 385 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 250 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,840. In addition to receiving other benefits, 217 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Syracuse does offer 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Photojournalism for a Master’s list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 10 masters’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full George Washington University Veteran Student Life Report

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.