2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Commercial Photography for a Bachelor’s
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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 the Southeast Region for Commercial Photography for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Commercial Photography is the 576th most popular major in the country with 928 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 170 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Commercial Photography for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in commercial photography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality commercial photography programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the commercial photography program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Commercial Photography for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying commercial photography.
Top 4 Best Commercial Photography Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Commercial Photography for a Bachelor’s. Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State also made our “Best Commercial Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 780 of the 20,023 students enrolled at Appalachian State were GI Bill® students, of which 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Appalachian State 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Commercial Photography for a Bachelor’s. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s commercial photography degrees to qualified students.
International Fine Arts College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Commercial Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 934 students enrolled at International Fine Arts College, 45 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,920. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at AI Miami International University of Art and Design]](/colleges/ai-miami-international-university-of-art-and-design/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Commercial Photography for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s commercial photography degrees in 2020-2021.
Ai Virginia Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Commercial Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ai Virginia Beach supports 223 students, and 108 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 89 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,464. To help with additional expenses, 22 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nossi College of Art. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Commercial Photography for a Bachelor’s list. Madison, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s commercial photography degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Nossi College of Art did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Commercial Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 289 students enrolled at Nossi College of Art, 27 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,037. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Nossi College of Art]](/colleges/nossi-college-of-art/student-life/veterans/)
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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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