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2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,101 people earned their degree in commercial photography, making the major the 548th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 146 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in commercial photography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great commercial photography programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the commercial photography program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Commercial Photography (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 21 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $3,134 for southwest region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Austin Community College District

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Collin County Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $0-$30k list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $4,565 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Collin County Community College District Commercial Photography Report

#3

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Phoenix College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s commercial photography students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $0-$30k list, Phoenix College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,169 for southwest region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sessions College for Professional Design. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s commercial photography students in 2019-2020.

Sessions College also made our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Sessions College for Professional Design is $10,878 for southwest region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s commercial photography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

The Art Institute of Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Dallas is $20,737 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Commercial Photography at The Art Institute of Dallas

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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

  • *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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