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 “Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Photography is the 310th most popular major in the country with 2,184 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
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 “Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in photography. To top this list, a school must have a successful photography program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas City Art Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read full report on Photography at Kansas City Art Institute
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Read full report on Photography at Minneapolis College of Art and Design
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Morningside College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Morningside is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.
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%.
With a ranking of #7, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Grand View University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2020-2021.
Columbia College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Photography at Washington University in St Louis
With a ranking of #9, Kansas Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Kansas Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salina, Kansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Photography at Kansas Wesleyan University
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