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

7 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$39,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Photography Schools for a Master's 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. 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 618 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in photography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality photography programs that also have a lower cost than 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 a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

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

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s photography students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Syracuse has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714.

Full Syracuse Photography Report

#2

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Marywood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Photography at Marywood University

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #0 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple Photography Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Photography at Rochester Institute of Technology

#5

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, School of Visual Arts landed the #5 spot on the list. SVA is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 56 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SVA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of Visual Arts are $48,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full School of Visual Arts Photography Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MICA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MICA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MICA are $49,190.

Read full report on Photography at MICA

#7

The New School

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

The New School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. New School University is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 15 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642.

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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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