by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Great Lakes Region for a Master’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 Great Lakes region, there were 249 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree photography students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cranbrook Academy of Art. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This small school is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 4 masters’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 2 masters’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Photography Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s photography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
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