2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Photography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Photography is the 291st most popular major in the country with 2,438 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 294 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in photography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great photography programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree photography students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Yale is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 10 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Photography at Yale

#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$14,847 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s photography degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UHart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847.

Read full report on Photography at University of Hartford

#3

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$19,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Lesley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lesley University Photography Report

#4

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$54,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #4 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s photography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

RISD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island School of Design are $54,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Photography at Rhode Island School of Design

#5

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

#5 in overall quality

$15,764 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New England College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s photography students in 2019-2020.

NEC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New England College are $15,764.

Read full report on Photography at NEC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $0-$30k)

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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