2023 Best Value Colleges for Photojournalism
12
Ranked Colleges
144
Degrees Awarded
$23,700
Avg Net Price*
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Photojournalism is the 883rd most popular major in the country with 144 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Best Value Photojournalism Schools” ranking looked at 12 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Photojournalism Schools
The colleges and universities below are the best for photojournalism students.
Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Photojournalism
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Photojournalism Schools list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 25 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
OHIO Athens also took the #3 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Schools” ranking. It costs about $23,831 for Photojournalism students per year to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus.
Read more about Photojournalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Photojournalism Schools. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 16 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our photojournalism students list, Central Michigan has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,007 for Photojournalism students per year to attend Central Michigan University.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Michigan University Photojournalism Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Photojournalism Schools list. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Moorhead also took the #9 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,680 for photojournalism students per year to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Photojournalism at MSU Moorhead
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Photojournalism Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s photojournalism students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our photojournalism students list, UCO has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,339 for Photojournalism students per year to attend UCO.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Photojournalism Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Photojournalism Schools. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 11 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our photojournalism students list, WKU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,522 for photojournalism students per year to attend WKU.
Read more about Photojournalism at WKU
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Photojournalism Schools ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s photojournalism students in 2020-2021.
UC also made our “Best Photojournalism Schools” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $22,415 for photojournalism students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 88%.
Read more about Photojournalism at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Columbia College Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Photojournalism Schools list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 9 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia also made our “Best Photojournalism Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $26,258 for Photojournalism students per year to attend Columbia College Chicago.
Read full report on Photojournalism at Columbia College Chicago
With a ranking of #8, George Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Photojournalism Schools list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 13 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GWU is $32,563 for Photojournalism students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, 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 88%.
Read more about Photojournalism at GWU
Point Park University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Photojournalism Schools list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s photojournalism students in 2020-2021.
Point Park also took the #7 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Point Park University is $21,600 for photojournalism students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Point Park Photojournalism Report
Syracuse University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Photojournalism Schools list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s photojournalism degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Syracuse also took the #1 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Schools” ranking. It costs about $34,683 for photojournalism students per year to attend Syracuse.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Syracuse Photojournalism Report
St John’s University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Photojournalism Schools ranking, coming in at #11. St John’s University - New York is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 2 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
STJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Photojournalism Schools” list. It costs about $27,210 for photojournalism students per year to attend STJ.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Photojournalism at STJ
With a ranking of #12, Widener University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Photojournalism Schools list. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chester, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Widener also made our “Best Photojournalism Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Widener University is $31,792 for photojournalism students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Photojournalism at Widener
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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
- *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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