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2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 29 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in photojournalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great photojournalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the photojournalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree photojournalism students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Park University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photojournalism students in 2019-2020.

Point Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $21,470 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students with aid per year to attend Point Park.

Full Point Park University Photojournalism Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. STJ is a large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 5 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree photojournalism students with aid list, STJ has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St John’s University - New York is $27,130 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students with aid.

Read more about Photojournalism at STJ

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend George Washington University is $33,719 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. 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 full report on Photojournalism at GWU

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Syracuse University is $34,482 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 more about Photojournalism at Syracuse

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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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