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2022 Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 3 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Photography Report

#2

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. 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 more than $110k 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 Mount Saint Mary’s University are $12,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSMU Photography Report

#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #3 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 masters’s photography degrees to qualified students.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688.

Read more about Photography at Academy of Art University

#4

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of the Arts. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Valencia, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s photography students in 2019-2020.

CalArts also made our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Film Academy. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Burbank, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s photography students in 2019-2020.

New York Film Academy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York Film Academy are $35,457, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on 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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