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2024 Best Photojournalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
55 Photojournalism 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for photojournalism students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 degrees in photojournalism during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Photojournalism School

Best Photojournalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The photojournalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Photojournalism rankings. We derive our Best Overall Photojournalism School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Photojournalism Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Photojournalism
Master's Degrees in Photojournalism

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 Middle Atlantic Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Photojournalism in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Photojournalism

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
30.8% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in photojournalism. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 photojournalism students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in photojournalism from George Washington University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
34 Photojournalism Degrees Awarded

Syracuse University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in photojournalism. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 photojournalism students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in photojournalism from Syracuse University

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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Point Park University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in photojournalism. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 58th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 2 photojournalism students who graduated with this degree at Point Park in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in photojournalism from Point Park University

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Widener University
Chester, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in photojournalism needs to take a look at Widener University. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Widener is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 photojournalism students who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in photojournalism from Widener University

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Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA

Ursinus College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in photojournalism. Ursinus is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Collegeville. This college ranks 25th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.More information about a degree in photojournalism from Ursinus College

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 41st out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 2 photojournalism students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in photojournalism from St John’s University - New York

Best Photojournalism Colleges by State

Explore the best photojournalism schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 36
Pennsylvania 978 6
District of Columbia 441 13

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One of 6 majors within the Journalism area of study, Photojournalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Journalism 1,642
Broadcast Journalism 318
Other Journalism 262
Business and Economic Journalism 7

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