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2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Photography Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,438 people earned their degree in photography, making the major the 291st most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 485 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in photography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent photography programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the photography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 3 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Photography Report

#2

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s photography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

MSMU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Saint Mary’s University are $12,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mount Saint Mary’s University Photography Report

#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 56 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree photography students whose families make $0-$30k list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Academy of Art University Photography Report

#4

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the #4 spot on the list. Valencia, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s photography degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

CalArts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Photography at CalArts

#5

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Film Academy. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. New York Film Academy is located in Burbank, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s photography degrees to qualified students.

New York Film Academy also took the #4 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York Film Academy are $35,457, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Photography at New York Film Academy

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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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