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2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The photography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#2 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $11,161 for southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Photography at University of Central Florida

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $20,868 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Virginia Commonwealth University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Photography Report

#3

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Freed-Hardeman University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. FHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henderson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Freed-Hardeman University is $14,598 for southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Freed-Hardeman University 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 $48-$75k list. John Brown University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

JBU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for John Brown University is $20,666 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Full John Brown University Photography Report

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Barry University landed the #5 spot on the list. Barry University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Barry University also made our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Barry University is $19,257 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Photography at Barry University

#6

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Southern Adventist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Collegedale, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k list, Southern Adventist has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist is $21,725 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 99 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also took the #3 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $42,800 for southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SCAD.

Read more about Photography at Savannah College of Art and Design

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Ringling College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ringling College is a small school located in Sarasota, Florida that handed out 6 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Ringling College also made our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Ringling College is $50,368 for southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Ringling College Photography Report

#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 $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Living Arts College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Living Arts College is $25,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on 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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