2023 Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,557 people earned their degree in other film/video and photographic arts, making the major the 349th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,260 other film/video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in other film/video and photographic arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other film/video and photographic arts 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 other film/video and photographic arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying other film/video & photographic arts.
Top 18 Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees to qualified students.
Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC, 1,609 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. On top of their other funding sources, 33 students received scholarships 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 90%, 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 151 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other film/video & photographic arts list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 35 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
WMU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 584 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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School of Visual Arts came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
SVA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, SVA 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. To help with additional expenses, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 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%.
Full School of Visual Arts Veteran Student Life Report
University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 177 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Santa Cruz also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 19,161 students enrolled at UC Santa Cruz, 273 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 114 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,631. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Veteran Student Life Report
Woodbury University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Woodbury is a small school located in Burbank, California that handed out 25 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Woodbury also made our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12.According to our most recent data, Woodbury supports 1,132 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,671. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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%.
Full Woodbury University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #10, Ithaca College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts students in 2020-2021.
Ithaca also made our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Of the 5,354 students enrolled at Ithaca, 68 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,640. On top of their other funding sources, 32 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Ithaca]](/colleges/ithaca-college/student-life/veterans/)
Full Sail University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 237 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sail University also made our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18.Of the 24,627 students enrolled at Full Sail University, 4,199 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,240. During this same period, 604 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Full Sail University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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DeSales University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s list. DeSales University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. It awarded 17 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
DeSales also took the #17 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, DeSales supports 3,302 students, and 90 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,236. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. DeSales does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DeSales]](/colleges/desales-university/student-life/veterans/)
Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 45 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design also took the #8 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 25 of the 1,894 students enrolled at Massachusetts College of Art and Design were GI Bill® students, of which 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,848. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Massachusetts College of Art and Design 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Massachusetts College of Art and Design]](/colleges/massachusetts-college-of-art-and-design/student-life/veterans/)
Kansas City Art Institute ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Kansas City Art Institute is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 10 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Kansas City Art Institute also made our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16.Of the 698 students enrolled at Kansas City Art Institute, 24 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,508. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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.
Full Kansas City Art Institute Veteran Student Life Report
Montserrat College of Art ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts students in 2020-2021.
Montserrat College of Art did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed # on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 362 students enrolled at Montserrat College of Art, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,763. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montserrat College of Art does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Montserrat College of Art]](/colleges/montserrat-college-of-art/student-life/veterans/)
The University of the Arts came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UArts, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UArts supports 1,530 students, and 42 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,832. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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.
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With a ranking of #17, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 30 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other film/video & photographic arts list, RISD has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 2,227 students enrolled at Rhode Island School of Design were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,999. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Full Rhode Island School of Design Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #18, Lesley University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts for a Bachelor’s list. Lesley University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees to qualified students.
Lesley also made our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13.Among the 4,200 students enrolled at Lesley University, 55 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,419. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 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 Lesley University]](/colleges/lesley-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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