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2023 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

5 Ranked Colleges
139 Degrees Awarded
$39,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Film Studies

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Pennsylvania for Film Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Film/Cinema/Media Studies is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 139 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Film Studies” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in film / cinema / media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film / cinema / media studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film / cinema / media studies 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 Pennsylvania for Film Studies

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Film Studies”.

Top 5 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Film Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified ’s film studies students in 2020-2021.

Drexel also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Drexel supports 23,589 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at Drexel University]](/colleges/drexel-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Film Studies. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified ’s film studies students in 2020-2021.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 32,277 students enrolled at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus, 509 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 93%.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Film Studies list. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s film studies degrees to qualified students.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of Pennsylvania supports 26,552 students, and 324 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. On top of their other funding sources, 78 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

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Muhlenberg College
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Film Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Muhlenberg College landed the #4 spot on the list. Muhlenberg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Muhlenberg did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Muhlenberg supports 2,067 students, and 22 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,958. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Muhlenberg]](/colleges/muhlenberg-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Lafayette College
Easton, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Film Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Lafayette College landed the #5 spot on the list. Lafayette is a small school located in Easton, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 2,514 students enrolled at Lafayette, 14 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,418. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Lafayette College]](/colleges/lafayette-college/student-life/veterans/)

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