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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor’s

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667 Degrees Awarded
$23,234 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 16,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, film, video and photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,170 and had an average of $25,804 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 891 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,765 and $30,838 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 667 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film, video and photographic arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 film, video and photographic arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia bachelor’s degree vets studying film.

Top 6 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor’s. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 235 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.

Georgia State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Among the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State, 1,873 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,934. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

UGA also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. During this same period, 0 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #3 spot on the list. Ai Atlanta is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 10 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Ai Atlanta did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.According to our most recent data, Ai Atlanta supports 814 students, and 1 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ai Atlanta does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 297 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCAD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.According to our most recent data, Savannah College of Art and Design supports 14,265 students, and 193 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 135 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,695. To help with additional expenses, 91 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%.

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Of the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.

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American InterContinental University - Atlanta came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Film for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

AIU Atlanta also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 303 of the 1,465 students enrolled at American InterContinental University - Atlanta were GI Bill® students, of which 238 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,162. On top of their other funding sources, 24 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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