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2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor's in Ohio 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Ohio, there were 113 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,281 and $26,151 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in photography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality photography programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the photography program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. The yearly cost to attend Youngstown State University is $9,784 for ohio bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Youngstown State University Photography Report

#2

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Shawnee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Shawnee State University is a small school located in Portsmouth, Ohio that handed out 5 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Shawnee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. It costs about $14,254 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Shawnee State University.

Read full report on Photography at Shawnee State University

#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Dayton is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 4 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

UDayton also made our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $23,351 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UDayton.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Photography at UDayton

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. It costs about $15,803 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Photography Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus College of Art and Design landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2019-2020.

CCAD also made our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $23,644 for ohio bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Columbus College of Art and Design.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Photography at Columbus College of Art and Design

#6

Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Art Academy of Cincinnati did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k list. AAC is a small school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 5 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

AAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. The yearly cost to attend AAC is $21,812 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Photography at Art Academy of Cincinnati

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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