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2023 Best Film & Video Production Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
567 Degrees Awarded
$41,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Cinematography

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the New England Region for Cinematography” 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 the New England region, there were 567 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Cinematography” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film and video production program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Cinematography” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Cinematography

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Cinematography”.

Top 5 Best Film & Video Production Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Cinematography. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified ’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.

Sacred Heart also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 9,313 students enrolled at Sacred Heart University, 139 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,785. During this same period, 35 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 87%, 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 Sacred Heart]](/colleges/sacred-heart-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Cinematography. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 47 ’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 381 of the 17,649 students enrolled at University of Rhode Island were GI Bill® students, of which 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Rhode Island Veteran Student Life Report

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Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Cinematography that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 355 degrees to qualified ’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emerson, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Emerson College supports 5,115 students, and 100 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 62 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,410. To help with additional expenses, 38 students received funds 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%.

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Keene State College
Keene, New Hampshire

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Cinematography that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Keene, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s cinematography degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Keene State 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, Keene State College supports 3,210 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 48 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,676. During this same period, 11 students qualified for 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%.

Full Keene State College Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Cinematography that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #5 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 18 ’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design 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 1,894 students enrolled at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 25 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Massachusetts College of Art and Design offers credit for military training for eligible 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 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 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Veteran Student Life Report

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