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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,988 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,505 and $24,854 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s” ranking looked at 15 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying film.

Top 15 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Out of the 15 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #1 spot on the list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Syracuse also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. To help with additional expenses, 217 students received scholarships 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 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 $6,388. During this same period, 1 students received funds 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, RIT 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. RIT 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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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s list. American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying film list, The American University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 14,001 students enrolled at American University, 613 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 206 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 The American University Veteran Student Life Report

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The New School
New York, New York

Out of the 15 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2020-2021.

New School University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 9,047 students enrolled at The New School, 117 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,786. In addition to receiving other benefits, 51 students qualified for 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 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 The New School]](/colleges/the-new-school/student-life/veterans/)

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School of Visual Arts
New York, New York

School of Visual Arts landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 58 masters’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

SVA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 3,692 students enrolled at School of Visual Arts, 49 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,842. On top of their other funding sources, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 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 School of Visual Arts Veteran Student Life Report

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

With a ranking of #7, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s list. Johns Hopkins University is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 9 masters’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins University, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Johns Hopkins]](/colleges/johns-hopkins-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s ranking. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbia University in the City of New York 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. During this same period, 328 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 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

Temple University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 masters’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Temple also took the #9 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple, 830 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Temple University]](/colleges/temple-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s ranking. Brooklyn College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Brooklyn College also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #11.Our most recent data shows that 195 of the 17,735 students enrolled at Brooklyn College were GI Bill® students, of which 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,457. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 20 masters’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

MICA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Maryland Institute College of Art supports 1,892 students, and 66 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 45 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,802. During this same period, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. 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 MICA]](/colleges/maryland-institute-college-of-art/student-life/veterans/)

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

Stony Brook University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s ranking. Stony Brook University is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

SUNY Stony Brook also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #15.Our most recent data shows that 208 of the 26,782 students enrolled at SUNY Stony Brook were GI Bill® students, of which 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,244. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Stony Brook does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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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The City College of New York came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s film students in 2020-2021.

CCNY also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #13.Of the 15,227 students enrolled at CCNY, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,172. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at The City College of New York]](/colleges/cuny-city-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Purchase College
Purchase, New York

With a ranking of #14, Purchase College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s list. Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying film list, Purchase College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 33 of the 3,685 students enrolled at Purchase College were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

Howard University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Film for a Master’s ranking. Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Howard supports 10,859 students, and 342 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 136 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,339. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Howard University Veteran Student Life Report

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