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2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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52 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 “Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Commercial Photography is the 548th most popular major in the country with 1,101 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 99 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 52 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in commercial photography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality commercial photography programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the commercial photography program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Commercial Photography (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 9 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $5,641 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Metropolitan Community College

#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s commercial photography degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $48-$75k list, Century College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,956 for plains states region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Century College.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Century College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s commercial photography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMACC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,468 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Des Moines Area Community College.

Full Des Moines Area Community College Commercial Photography Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 7 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Iowa Tech Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $13,639 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

#6 in overall quality

Iowa Central Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Iowa Central Community College is a small public school situated in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It awarded 5 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa Central Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa Central Community College is $11,400 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Iowa Central Community College

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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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