2022 Best Value Colleges for Photojournalism in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Photojournalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Photojournalism is the 885th most popular major in the country with 116 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 13 photojournalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent photojournalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the photojournalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Photojournalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region photojournalism students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Photojournalism in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$16,562 Average Net Price

$37,034 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Photojournalism Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 ’s photojournalism degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region photojournalism students with aid list, UCO has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Photojournalism Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,562 for Southwest Region Photojournalism students with aid per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

Read more about Photojournalism at UCO

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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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