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2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$9,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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” 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.

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.

More Ways to Rank Commercial Photography Schools

The commercial photography 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 “Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Commercial Photography in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 9 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree commercial photography students list, MCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $4,295 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students per year to attend Metropolitan Community College.

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#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 list. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Century College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Century College is $10,808 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students.

Full Century 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 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 $7,201 for plains states region associate degree commercial photography students.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Western Iowa Tech Community College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 11 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DMACC is $10,076 for plains states region associate degree commercial photography students.

Full Des Moines Area Community College Commercial Photography Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s commercial photography degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree commercial photography students list, Minneapolis Community and Technical College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,376 for plains states region associate degree commercial photography students.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

#6 in overall quality

Iowa Central Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree commercial photography students list, Iowa Central Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa Central Community College is $10,102 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students.

Full Iowa Central Community College Commercial Photography 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

  • *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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