2024 Best Photojournalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region
2Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
54Photojournalism Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, photojournalism sits in the middle of the road, ranking #883 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of photojournalism. Combined, these schools handed out 54 degrees in photojournalism to qualified students.
The photojournalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Photojournalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Photojournalism in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the photojournalism degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's difficult to beat Ohio University - Athens Campus if you want to pursue a degree in photojournalism. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were approximately 25 photojournalism students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Columbia College Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in photojournalism. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 16th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 9 photojournalism students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
Central Michigan University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in photojournalism. Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 10th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 16 photojournalism students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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