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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Commercial Photography (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Commercial Photography is the 548th most popular major in the country with 1,101 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 146 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in commercial photography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great commercial photography programs and 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 commercial photography program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Commercial Photography (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s commercial photography students in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $7,898 for southwest region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s commercial photography degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,877 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#3

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Phoenix College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s commercial photography students in 2019-2020.

Phoenix College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $10,965 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sessions College for Professional Design. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Sessions College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sessions College is $11,622 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Commercial Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Commercial Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s commercial photography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Art Institute of Dallas, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Dallas is $22,666 for southwest region associate degree commercial photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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