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2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,101 people earned their degree in commercial photography, making the major the 548th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 251 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in commercial photography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality commercial photography programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the commercial photography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Commercial Photography (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 25 bachelors’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Commercial Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $9,884 for southeast region bachelor’s degree commercial photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Appalachian State University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s commercial photography degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

International Fine Arts College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Commercial Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,579 for southeast region bachelor’s degree commercial photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend International Fine Arts College.

Read full report on Commercial Photography at International Fine Arts College

#3

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The Art Institute of Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai Virginia Beach also made our “Best Commercial Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach is $23,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Ai Virginia Beach

#4

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s commercial photography students in 2019-2020.

Ai Atlanta also made our “Best Commercial Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Atlanta is $23,167 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full The Art Institute of Atlanta Commercial Photography Report

#5

Nossi College of Art

Madison, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nossi College of Art. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Madison, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s commercial photography degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nossi College of Art, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Commercial Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nossi College of Art is $21,548 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Commercial Photography at Nossi College of Art

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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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