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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 116 people earned their degree in photojournalism, making the major the 885th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 29 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in photojournalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent photojournalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the photojournalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Syracuse University is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $17,164 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Photojournalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Syracuse University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, 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 89%.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photojournalism degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend George Washington University is $17,614 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Photojournalism at George Washington University

#3

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Park University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Point Park University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees to qualified students.

Point Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $17,733 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Point Park.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Photojournalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. St John’s University - New York is a large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 5 bachelors’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ also took the #3 spot in our “Best Photojournalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend STJ is $23,927 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree photojournalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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