Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Photography is the 291st most popular major in the country with 2,438 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 618 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 93 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in photography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great photography programs and 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree photography students.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography in the Middle Atlantic Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s photography degrees to qualified students.

Suffolk County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Photography students.

Read more about Photography at Suffolk County Community College

#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s photography students in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Nassau Community College is $4,594 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Photography students.

Full Nassau Community College Photography Report

#3

County College of Morris

Randolph, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend County College of Morris. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Randolph, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s photography students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree photography students list, County College of Morris has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for County College of Morris is $9,173 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Photography students.

Full County College of Morris Photography Report

#4

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luzerne County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s photography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Luzerne County Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Luzerne County Community College is $7,985 for middle atlantic region associate degree photography students.

Read more about Photography at Luzerne County Community College

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Media, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delaware County Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware County Community College is $11,597 for middle atlantic region associate degree photography students.

Read more about Photography at Delaware County Community College

#6

Delaware College of Art and Design

Wilmington, Delaware
#4 in overall quality

Delaware College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Delaware College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmington, Delaware. It awarded 6 associates’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DCAD, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DCAD is $30,910 for middle atlantic region associate degree photography students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full DCAD Photography Report

#7

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

Villa Maria College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villa 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.

Villa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Villa is $12,243 for middle atlantic region associate degree photography students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Photography at Villa

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Featured Photography / Film Studies Schools

Find Schools Near You