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2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

11 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Photojournalism is the 885th most popular major in the country with 116 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in photojournalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent photojournalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the photojournalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism (Income $30-$48k)

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees to qualified students.

GWU also made our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for George Washington University is $17,924 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Photojournalism at George Washington University

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photojournalism students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse is $21,360 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Syracuse University Photojournalism Report

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photojournalism students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,127 for bachelor’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Central Michigan University.

Read full report on Photojournalism at Central Michigan

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 12 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $13,381 for bachelor’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Photojournalism at UCO

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #5 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead also made our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $12,279 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Photojournalism at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

#5 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,106 for bachelor’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UC.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Photojournalism at UC

#3 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 20 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,863 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OHIO Athens.

Full OHIO Athens Photojournalism Report

#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 20 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WKU is $14,790 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Photojournalism at WKU

#9

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#11 in overall quality

Point Park University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Point Park University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Point Park, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Point Park is $17,863 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Photojournalism at Point Park

#10

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

Columbia College Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photojournalism degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k list, Columbia has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $27,397 for bachelor’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Columbia College Chicago.

Read more about Photojournalism at Columbia College Chicago

#7 in overall quality

St John’s University - New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. St John’s University - New York is located in Queens, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees to qualified students.

STJ also made our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $25,253 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St John’s University - New York.

Read more about Photojournalism at STJ

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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