2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism
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” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 116 people earned their degree in photojournalism, making the major the 885th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in photojournalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality photojournalism programs that also have a lower cost than 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
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photojournalism students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree photojournalism students list, UCO has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $16,562 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #2 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.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree photojournalism students list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $16,893 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photojournalism students in 2019-2020.
OHIO Athens also took the #3 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus is $22,906 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees to qualified students.
Central Michigan also took the #10 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Michigan University is $15,981 for bachelor’s degree photojournalism students.
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 for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photojournalism students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree photojournalism students list, WKU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WKU is $11,962 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students.
With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UC is $21,843 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Columbia College Chicago landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $31,099 for Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students per year to attend Columbia College Chicago.
Point Park University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Point Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Point Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $21,470 for bachelor’s degree photojournalism students per year to attend Point Park University.
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With a ranking of #9, St John’s University - New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s list. STJ 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $27,130 for bachelor’s degree photojournalism students per year to attend St John’s University - New York.
George Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 4 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.
GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $33,719 for bachelor’s degree photojournalism students per year to attend GWU.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photojournalism degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse University is $34,482 for bachelor’s degree photojournalism 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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%.
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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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