2024 Best Photography Schools in Virginia

If you plan on majoring in photography, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #310 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in Virginia to review for the 2024 Best Photography Schools in Virginia ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Photography Schools List

Photography Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Photography Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

 

Best Schools for Photography in Virginia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the photography degree levels they offer.

Top Virginia Schools in Photography

1

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Photography Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in photography has to look into Virginia Commonwealth University. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.More information about a degree in photography from Virginia Commonwealth University

2

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in photography needs to check out Northern Virginia Community College. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Annandale.More information about a degree in photography from Northern Virginia Community College

Best Photography Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Photography Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	56
North Carolina	710	7
Georgia	690	115
Tennessee	624	13
South Carolina	530	0
Louisiana	489	0
Arkansas	466	8

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Photography Related Rankings by Major

Photography is one of 4 different types of Film, Video & Photographic Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Photography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	129
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	83

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.