2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Photojournalism in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in photojournalism sits in the middle of the road, ranking #638 out of 1137 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Photojournalism in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in photojournalism during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Photojournalism School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in photojournalism matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Photojournalism in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of photojournalism students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for photojournalism.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Photojournalism in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in photojournalism.

Most Well Attended Schools for Photojournalism Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Syracuse University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in photojournalism. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photojournalism in New York.

There were roughly 7 photojournalism individuals who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in photojournalism from Syracuse University

2

St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

St John's University - New York is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in photojournalism. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photojournalism in New York.

There were approximately 5 photojournalism students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in photojournalism from St John’s University - New York

3

George Washington University
Washington, DC

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DC

#1 Best Quality In DC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Washington University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in photojournalism. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photojournalism in District of Columbia.

There were about 4 photojournalism individuals who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in photojournalism from George Washington University

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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Point Park University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in photojournalism. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photojournalism in Pennsylvania.

There were about 3 photojournalism individuals who graduated with this degree at Point Park in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in photojournalism from Point Park University

5

Widener University
Chester, PA

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In PA

Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Chester.

There were approximately 2 photojournalism individuals who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in photojournalism from Widener University

6

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

#2 Most Popular In DC

Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in photojournalism from Gallaudet University

Best Photojournalism Colleges by State

Explore the most popular photojournalism colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	683	11
New York	681	17
District of Columbia	234	5
Delaware	201	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Photojournalism

One of 5 majors within the Journalism area of study, Photojournalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Photojournalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Journalism	1,300
Broadcast Journalism	228
Other Journalism	43

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer. More about our data sources and methodologies.