A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, and digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | School of Visual Arts | 142 | 12% | $66,768 |
| 2 | Academy of Art University | 142 | 6% | $44,226 |
| 3 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 112 | 4% | $57,443 |
| 4 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 84 | 2% | $57,401 |
| 5 | Columbia College Chicago | 75 | 4% | $45,644 |
| 6 | New York Film Academy | 55 | 6% | $32,438 |
| 7 | Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television | 53 | 21% | $7,020 |
| 8 | The New School | 51 | 2% | $71,361 |
| 9 | Red Rocks Community College | 45 | 1% | $5,958 |
| 10 | Columbus State Community College | 44 | 1% | $5,813 |
| 11 | Daytona State College | 43 | 1% | $4,304 |
| 12 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 40 | 1% | $32,041 |
| 13 | Washtenaw Community College | 40 | 1% | $3,528 |
| 14 | New York University | 40 | 0% | $73,566 |
| 15 | Art Center College of Design | 38 | 7% | $47,416 |
| 16 | New England School of Photography | 34 | 100% | $28,700 |
| 17 | Pikes Peak Community College | 34 | 1% | $5,640 |
| 18 | Pellissippi State Community College | 32 | 1% | $5,576 |
| 19 | San Francisco Art Institute | 29 | 18% | $71,069 |
| 20 | Texas State University | 27 | 0% | $23,130 |
| 21 | Pratt Institute-Main | 27 | 2% | $67,742 |
| 22 | Northern Arizona University | 26 | 0% | $27,266 |
| 23 | Butte College | 26 | 1% | $3,286 |
| 24 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 26 | 4% | $64,910 |
| 25 | University of Hartford | 25 | 2% | $56,599 |
| 26 | Lesley University | 24 | 2% | $49,255 |
| 27 | New Hampshire Institute of Art | 23 | 23% | $44,840 |
| 28 | Southern New Hampshire University | 23 | 0% | $51,538 |
| 29 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 22 | 5% | $30,200 |
| 30 | Syracuse University | 21 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 31 | SUNY at Purchase College | 21 | 2% | $26,982 |
| 32 | Temple University | 20 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 33 | St Petersburg College | 20 | 0% | $4,282 |
| 34 | California Institute of the Arts | 19 | 5% | $71,135 |
| 35 | College for Creative Studies | 19 | 7% | $59,610 |
| 36 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 19 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 37 | Mt San Jacinto Community College District | 18 | 1% | $3,305 |
| 38 | California State University-Sacramento | 17 | 0% | $26,454 |
| 39 | Community College of Philadelphia | 17 | 1% | $6,542 |
| 40 | University of Central Florida | 17 | 0% | $22,548 |
| 41 | Grand Valley State University | 16 | 0% | $24,948 |
| 42 | Colorado Mountain College | 15 | 1% | $14,146 |
| 43 | Pickens Technical College | 15 | 2% | $5,110 |
| 44 | Harrisburg Area Community College | 15 | 1% | $8,651 |
| 45 | Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | 15 | 2% | $24,450 |
| 46 | Columbus College of Art and Design | 15 | 6% | $49,834 |
| 47 | The University of the Arts | 14 | 3% | $67,741 |
| 48 | Rhode Island School of Design | 14 | 2% | $70,560 |
| 49 | Los Angeles City College | 13 | 1% | $3,137 |
| 50 | Lansing Community College | 13 | 0% | $4,330 |
| 51 | Oakland Community College | 13 | 0% | $3,858 |
| 52 | Saint Edward's University | 12 | 1% | $61,670 |
| 53 | College of the Canyons | 12 | 0% | $3,073 |
| 54 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 12 | 4% | $67,554 |
| 55 | Citrus College | 12 | 0% | $2,981 |
| 56 | Orange Technical College-Mid Florida Campus | 12 | 2% | N/A |
| 57 | William T McFatter Technical College | 12 | 2% | $2,465 |
| 58 | Eastern Florida State College | 11 | 0% | $4,096 |
| 59 | Cecil College | 11 | 2% | $6,900 |
| 60 | University of Houston | 11 | 0% | $23,225 |
| 61 | Ferris State University | 10 | 0% | $23,194 |
| 62 | University of Central Missouri | 10 | 0% | $19,953 |
| 63 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 10 | 0% | $25,641 |
| 64 | Northern Virginia Community College | 10 | 0% | $7,410 |
| 65 | Grossmont College | 10 | 0% | $3,086 |
| 66 | Cranbrook Academy of Art | 9 | 13% | N/A |
| 67 | Dakota County Technical College | 9 | 1% | $6,913 |
| 68 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 9 | 1% | $38,578 |
| 69 | Nashville State Community College | 9 | 1% | $5,703 |
| 70 | California College of the Arts | 9 | 2% | $67,074 |
| 71 | Glendale Community College | 9 | 1% | $3,093 |
| 72 | Nassau Community College | 9 | 0% | $7,680 |
| 73 | Richport Technical College | 9 | 11% | N/A |
| 74 | Tri-County Technical College | 9 | 0% | $5,826 |
| 75 | Husson University | 9 | 1% | $31,150 |
| 76 | Miami Ad School-Wynwood | 8 | 11% | $22,400 |
| 77 | Rowan College at Burlington County | 8 | 1% | $5,925 |
| 78 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 8 | 0% | $30,275 |
| 79 | Barry University | 8 | 0% | $46,898 |
| 80 | Fitchburg State University | 8 | 1% | $24,576 |
| 81 | County College of Morris | 7 | 1% | $6,320 |
| 82 | Drexel University | 7 | 0% | $70,223 |
| 83 | San Antonio College | 7 | 0% | $4,311 |
| 84 | College of Southern Maryland | 7 | 0% | $5,010 |
| 85 | Miami Dade College | 7 | 0% | $4,338 |
| 86 | Modesto Junior College | 7 | 0% | $3,082 |
| 87 | Watkins College of Art Design & Film | 7 | 16% | $41,950 |
| 88 | Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | 7 | 12% | $38,782 |
| 89 | Santa Fe Community College | 7 | 1% | $2,949 |
| 90 | Point Park University | 7 | 1% | $46,090 |
| 91 | George Washington University | 6 | 0% | $71,930 |
| 92 | Salem State University | 6 | 0% | $27,384 |
| 93 | Luzerne County Community College | 6 | 1% | $7,430 |
| 94 | Hartnell College | 6 | 0% | $3,337 |
| 95 | Brigham Young University-Provo | 6 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 96 | Art Academy of Cincinnati | 6 | 16% | $47,050 |
| 97 | Lorain County Community College | 6 | 0% | $4,544 |
| 98 | Maine College of Art | 6 | 4% | $50,690 |
| 99 | Cabrillo College | 6 | 0% | $3,016 |
| 100 | Long Island University | 6 | 0% | $56,283 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Photography program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.