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2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 618 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 93 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Garden City, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s photography degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $3,837 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Nassau Community College.

Read full report on Photography at Nassau Community College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s photography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk County Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $4,371 for middle atlantic region associate degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Suffolk County Community College.

Full Suffolk County Community College Photography Report

#3

County College of Morris

Randolph, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend County College of Morris. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Randolph, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

County College of Morris also made our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $7,173 for middle atlantic region associate degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend County College of Morris.

Full County College of Morris Photography Report

#4

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luzerne County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Luzerne County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $6,978 for middle atlantic region associate degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Luzerne County Community College.

Full Luzerne County Community College Photography Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Media, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Delaware County Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Delaware County Community College is $10,584 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Delaware County Community College Photography Report

#6

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

Villa Maria College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s photography degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Villa has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $10,843 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Villa Maria College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Photography at Villa

#7

Delaware College of Art and Design

Wilmington, Delaware
#4 in overall quality

Delaware College of Art and Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Wilmington, Delaware, and it awarded 6 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

DCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DCAD is $28,250 for middle atlantic region associate degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive 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 more about Photography at Delaware College of Art and Design

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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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