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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$8,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Photography is the 291st most popular major in the country with 2,438 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Minnesota, there were 11 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,738 and $20,226 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality photography programs that also have a lower cost than 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 photography program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

#1

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Rosemount, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s photography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DCTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $8,042 for minnesota associate degree photography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend DCTC.

Read more about Photography at DCTC

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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