2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Photography is the 291st most popular major in the country with 2,438 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 422 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in photography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality photography programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the photography program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree photography students.
Top 18 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 7 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $2,825 for Associate Degree Photography students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 15 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.
Northern Virginia Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for associate degree photography students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s photography degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Washtenaw Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $2,441 for Associate Degree Photography students per year to attend Washtenaw Community College.
Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Daytona State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 39 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.
Daytona State College also made our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Daytona State College is $8,789 for associate degree photography students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SNHU is $41,095 for associate degree photography students.
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate list. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 8 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $6,500 for associate degree photography students.
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Suffolk County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate list. Suffolk County Community College is a large school located in Selden, New York that handed out 23 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.
Suffolk County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for associate degree photography students.
Miami Dade College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate list. Miami Dade College is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 4 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.
MDC also made our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend MDC is $4,842 for associate degree photography students.
Grand Rapids Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 8 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree photography students list, Grand Rapids Community College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for Associate Degree Photography students.
Nassau Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate ranking. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s photography degrees to qualified students.
Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nassau Community College is $4,594 for associate degree photography students.
With a ranking of #11, County College of Morris did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate list. County College of Morris is located in Randolph, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s photography degrees to qualified students.
County College of Morris did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for County College of Morris is $9,173 for associate degree photography students.
Dakota County Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Dakota County Technical College is a public institution located in Rosemount, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
DCTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend DCTC is $11,063 for Associate Degree Photography students.
Luzerne County Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school situated in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.
Luzerne County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Luzerne County Community College is $7,985 for Associate Degree Photography students.
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Mott Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate ranking. MCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.
MCC also took the #17 spot in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mott Community College is $7,481 for Associate Degree Photography students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Delaware County Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate list. Media, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s photography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Delaware County Community College also made our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend Delaware County Community College is $11,597 for associate degree photography students.
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With a ranking of #16, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate list. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $34,145 for Associate Degree Photography students per year to attend Academy of Art University.
Delaware College of Art and Design came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate ranking. DCAD is a small school located in Wilmington, Delaware that handed out 6 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.
DCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $30,910 for Associate Degree Photography students per year to attend Delaware College of Art and Design.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Villa Maria College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate ranking. Villa Maria College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villa, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,243 for Associate Degree Photography students per year to attend Villa Maria College.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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%.
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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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