2025 Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in New York

Commercial Photography is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #214 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 associate degrees in commercial photography during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to commercial photography students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other commercial photography students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized commercial photography related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for commercial photography students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Commercial Photography Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Commercial Photography in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in commercial photography.

Top New York Schools for an Associate in Commercial Photography

1

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

Fashion Institute of Technology is a wonderful option for students interested in an associate degree in commercial photography. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.More information about a associate in commercial photography from Fashion Institute of Technology

2

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in commercial photography needs to check out LaGuardia Community College. LaGuardia is a large public college located in the large city of Long Island City.More information about a associate in commercial photography from LaGuardia Community College

Best Commercial Photography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Commercial Photography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	379	4
New Jersey	249	0
Maryland	221	6

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Commercial Photography Related Rankings by Major

Commercial Photography is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Commercial Photography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fashion Design	447
Commercial & Advertising Art	278
Interior Design	168
Illustration	149
Graphic Design	140
Visual Communications	48
Game & Interactive Media Design	35
Industrial Design	7

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.