2023 Most Focused Colleges for Photojournalism in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across District of Columbia, there were 13 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 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 Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in District of Columbia”.

Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Photojournalism in District of Columbia

1

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

$65,148 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,120 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 13 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Photojournalism at George Washington University

2

Gallaudet University
Washington, District of Columbia

#5 overall quality in District of Columbia

$43,301 Average Early-Career Earnings

$19,327 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Photojournalism Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #2 spot on the list. Gallaudet University is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 0 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Gallaudet Photojournalism Report

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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