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2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 415 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 189 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 8 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,847 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UCF.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Photography at University of Central Florida

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for VCU is $17,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Photography at Virginia Commonwealth University

#3

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #3 spot on the list. Henderson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

FHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FHU is $13,318 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full FHU Photography Report

#4

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2019-2020.

JBU also made our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $16,791 for southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend JBU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Photography at JBU

#5

Barry University

Miami, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Barry University landed the #5 spot on the list. Barry University is a medium-sized school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 5 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Barry University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Barry University is $17,112 for southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Photography at Barry University

#6

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Southern Adventist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Adventist, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist is $19,618 for southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Photography at Southern Adventist

#3 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 99 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Savannah College of Art and Design is $41,628 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Photography at Savannah College of Art and Design

#5 in overall quality

Ringling College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Ringling College is a small school located in Sarasota, Florida that handed out 6 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ringling College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $45,721 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ringling College of Art and Design.

Read more about Photography at Ringling College

#9

Living Arts College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Living Arts College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Living Arts College is a small private for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Living Arts College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Living Arts College is $24,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Living Arts College

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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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