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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 133 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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 the Southwest Region

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

Top 7 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Edward’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southwest Region. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Photography at St. Edward’s University

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southwest Region. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Photography at Texas State University

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northern Arizona University Photography Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southwest Region. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Sam Houston State University Photography Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southwest Region. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Photography at UH

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southwest Region list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Photography at Texas A&M University - Commerce

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Oklahoma Christian University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Oklahoma Christian University Photography Report

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