A degree in photography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #310 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Photography Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 102 degrees in photography to qualified students.
Your choice of photography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for photography schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Photography Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the photography degrees they offer, see the list below.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in photography. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 photography students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Dayton if you wish to pursue a degree in photography. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Dayton. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 photography students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.
Columbus College of Art and Design is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in photography. Located in the large city of Columbus, CCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were about 21 photography students who graduated with this degree at CCAD in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Cleveland Institute of Art if you want to pursue a degree in photography. CIA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
There were approximately 4 photography students who graduated with this degree at CIA in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 4 photography students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Akron Main Campus is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Akron. This university ranks 27th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 5 photography students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of photography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for photography schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
