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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California

11 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$39,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Photography Major in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Photography is the 310th most popular major in the country with 2,184 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across California, there were 360 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 121 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in photography. That schools that top this list have a program in photography in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree photography students.

Top 11 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography in California

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San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, California

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Art Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full SFAI Photography Report

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California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, California

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Valencia, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full CalArts Photography Report

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Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Art Center College of Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California list. Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Art Center College of Design Photography Report

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California College of the Arts
San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California College of the Arts. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Photography at California College of the Arts

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #5 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 31 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Academy of Art University Photography Report

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New York Film Academy
Burbank, California

New York Film Academy did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. New York Film Academy is a small school located in Burbank, California that handed out 7 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full New York Film Academy Photography Report

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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California ranking, coming in at #7. Sac State is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 20 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Photography at Sac State

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California Baptist University
Riverside, California

California Baptist University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California ranking. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Photography at California Baptist University

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University of La Verne
La Verne, California

With a ranking of #9, University of La Verne did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California list. Located in La Verne, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full ULV Photography Report

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Pacific Union College
Angwin, California

Pacific Union College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California ranking. Located in Angwin, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Photography at Pacific Union College

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Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, California

Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in California ranking. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full MSMU Photography Report

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