by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,184 people earned their degree in photography, making the major the 310th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 48 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in photography. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their photography program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Art Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region list. Kansas City Art Institute is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 7 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 6 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region list. Black Hills State University is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region. Morningside is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand View University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 1 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
Webster University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. UCM is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 3 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, 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 4.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Kansas Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Salina, Kansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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