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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 5,191 people earned their degree in film / cinema / media studies, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 746 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film / cinema / media studies 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 film / cinema / media studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The film studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film Studies for a Doctorate”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film Studies for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film Studies for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film Studies for a Doctorate list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 6 doctorate’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, University at Buffalo supports 32,347 students, and 382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 195 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,050. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University at Buffalo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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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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