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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Photojournalism is the 883rd most popular major in the country with 144 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 54 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in photojournalism. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their photojournalism program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree photojournalism students.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism in the Great Lakes Region

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 9 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Columbia College Chicago Photojournalism Report

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 16 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photojournalism students in 2020-2021.

Full OHIO Athens Photojournalism Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Photojournalism Report

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Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Eastern Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region. OHIO Eastern is a small school located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Full OHIO Eastern Photojournalism Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Southern Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Southern Campus is a small school located in Ironton, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Photojournalism at OHIO Southern

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Lancaster Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Photojournalism at Ohio University - Lancaster Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Photojournalism at Kent State

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region. OHIO Chillicothe is a public institution located in Chillicothe, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Photojournalism at Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Zanesville Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Zanesville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photojournalism students in 2020-2021.

Full OHIO Zanesville Photojournalism Report

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