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2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Photography Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 485 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 3 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified masters’s photography students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Photography at Academy of Art University

#3

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s photography degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k list, MSMU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSMU are $12,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Photography at MSMU

#4

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of the Arts. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. California Institute of the Arts is a small school located in Valencia, California that handed out 8 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CalArts are $53,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Photography at CalArts

#5

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Film Academy. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Burbank, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s photography degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k list, New York Film Academy has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York Film Academy are $35,457.

Read more about Photography at New York Film Academy

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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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