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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master's

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In 2020-2021, 7,768 people earned their degree in film and video production, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,527 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film and video production. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film and video production 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 and video production program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s”.

Top 9 Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

Syracuse also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4.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. To help with additional expenses, 217 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 89%.

Full Syracuse Veteran Student Life Report

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, NYU supports 52,775 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full New York University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 12 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT, 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 $17,424. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at RIT]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #4 spot on the list. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying cinematography list, The American University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 613 of the 14,001 students enrolled at The American University were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. During this same period, 206 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full American University Veteran Student Life Report

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School of Visual Arts
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend School of Visual Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s list. SVA is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

SVA also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, School of Visual Arts 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. During this same period, 20 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 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full School of Visual Arts Veteran Student Life Report

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 48 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbia supports 30,135 students, and 739 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 467 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Columbia]](/colleges/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york/student-life/veterans/)

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #7, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 830 of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple University were GI Bill® students, of which 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received funds 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 87%. 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%.

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Maryland Institute College of Art ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s list. MICA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MICA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 1,892 students enrolled at MICA, 66 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,802. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Full Maryland Institute College of Art Veteran Student Life Report

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Purchase College
Purchase, New York

Purchase College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Cinematography for a Master’s ranking. Purchase College is a small school located in Purchase, New York that handed out 3 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

Purchase College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 3,685 students enrolled at Purchase College, 33 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,490. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purchase College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Purchase College]](/colleges/suny-at-purchase-college/student-life/veterans/)

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