2024 Best Photography Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Photography is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #377 most popular master's 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 reviewed 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of photography. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17 master's degrees in photography during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s 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 much a school focuses on photography students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other photography students want to attend this school to pursue a master's 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 photography related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for photography students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Photography Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Photography in Connecticut

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in photography.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Photography

1

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Yale University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in photography. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven.More information about a master’s in photography from Yale University

2

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

University of Hartford is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in photography. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in photography from University of Hartford

Best Photography Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Photography Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	8
Rhode Island	222	5
New Hampshire	174	3

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Photography Related Rankings by Major

Photography is one of 4 different types of Film, Video & Photographic Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Photography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	14
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	4

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.