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2027 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools in Minnesota

[Commercial Photography](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/commercial-photography/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for commercial photography students.

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• Best Value Commercial Photography Schools in Minnesota

2027 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools in Minnesota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the commercial photography degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Commercial Photography Schools

1

Century College
White Bear Lake, MN

$6,214 In-State Tuition & Fees

$15,000 Avg Student Debt

$46,424 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Century College the best value for a degree in commercial photography in Minnesota. Century College is a large public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $6,214. Typical student debt for commercial photography graduates is $15,000. Early-career commercial photography graduates make about $41,814. That is a strong return on a $15,000 median debt.

2

Minneapolis Community And Technical College
Minneapolis, MN

$6,161 In-State Tuition & Fees

$18,601 Avg Student Debt

$40,086 Median Earnings (10yr)

Minneapolis Community And Technical College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value commercial photography schools. Minneapolis Community And Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. In-state tuition and fees average $6,161. Typical student debt for commercial photography graduates is $18,601. Soon after graduation, commercial photography degree recipients from Minneapolis Community And Technical College generally make around $40,230. That is a strong return on a $18,601 median debt.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.