2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography in Tennessee

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in Tennessee” ranking.

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

Across Tennessee, there were 43 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography in Tennessee

#1

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$16,703 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 #1 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The estimated yearly cost for FHU is $16,703 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Photography students.

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#2

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$22,661 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.

Southern Adventist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist University is $22,661 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Photography students.

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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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