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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Commercial Photography

16 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 928 people earned their degree in commercial photography, making the major the 576th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in commercial photography. That schools that top this list have a program in commercial photography in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree commercial photography students.

Top 16 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Commercial Photography

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Nossi College of Art
Madison, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nossi College of Art. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major. Nossi College of Art is located in Madison, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s commercial photography degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Nossi College of Art

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major. Ai Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s commercial photography degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Commercial Photography at The Art Institute of Austin

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s commercial photography students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Ai San Antonio

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The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s commercial photography degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Commercial Photography at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. Ai Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Ai Houston

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The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s commercial photography degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Commercial Photography at The Art Institute of Dallas

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AI Miami International University of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major list. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s commercial photography degrees to qualified students.

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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major ranking. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s commercial photography degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Commercial Photography at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

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With a ranking of #9, The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s commercial photography students in 2020-2021.

Full Ai Atlanta Commercial Photography Report

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Fashion Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major ranking. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s commercial photography students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Commercial Photography at FIT SUNY

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major ranking. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s commercial photography degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Appalachian State Commercial Photography Report

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Cazenovia College
Cazenovia, New York

Cazenovia College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major ranking. Located in Cazenovia, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s commercial photography students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Commercial Photography at Cazenovia College

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s commercial photography students in 2020-2021.

Full Kent State University at Kent Commercial Photography Report

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Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts

Framingham State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major list. Framingham State is a public institution located in Framingham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Framingham State

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Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, California

Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s commercial photography degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MSMU Commercial Photography Report

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Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi

Mississippi College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Commercial Photography Major ranking. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s commercial photography students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Commercial Photography at Mississippi College

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