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2023 Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

5 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$46,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Cinematography for a Master's

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 New York for Cinematography for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New York, there were 1,023 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Cinematography for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film and video production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film and video production programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film and video production program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Cinematography for a Master’s

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

Top 5 Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Cinematography for a Master’s list. Syracuse University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse University, 385 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 250 were 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 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 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 89%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Syracuse]](/colleges/syracuse-university/student-life/veterans/)

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Cinematography for a Master’s. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, New York University supports 52,775 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships 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 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 90%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at NYU]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)

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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 New York for Cinematography for a Master’s list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, Rochester Institute of Technology supports 16,158 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rochester Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Rochester Institute of Technology]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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School of Visual Arts
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend School of Visual Arts. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Cinematography for a Master’s. School of Visual Arts 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,842. To help with additional expenses, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full School of Visual Arts Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Cinematography for a Master’s. 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.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Among the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia, 739 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. On top of their other funding sources, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Columbia Veteran Student Life Report

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