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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

12 Ranked Colleges
187 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the New England region, there were 294 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 187 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in photography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 photography program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also took the #10 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Maine is $9,295 for new england region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Photography at University of Southern Maine

#2

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2019-2020.

Salem State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $16,416 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Salem State.

Full Salem State University Photography Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 23 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $19,926 for new england region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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

#4

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #4 spot on the list. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Dartmouth, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMass Dartmouth is $15,219 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UMass Dartmouth Photography Report

#5

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the #5 spot on the list. Endicott College is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 9 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Endicott has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $25,921 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Endicott.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Photography at Endicott

#6

Bennington College

Bennington, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Bennington College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bennington College is located in Bennington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.

Bennington also took the #6 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bennington is $22,730 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 Bennington College

#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Hartford did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2019-2020.

UHart also made our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $24,411 for new england region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Hartford.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full UHart Photography Report

#8

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rhode Island School of Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RISD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $34,704 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend RISD.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Photography Report

#9

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Lesley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lesley University is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 12 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Lesley has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lesley is $30,430 for new england region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full Lesley University Photography Report

#10

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine
#11 in overall quality

Maine College of Art landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Portland, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maine College of Art, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $30,701 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Maine College of Art.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Maine College of Art Photography Report

#11

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $30-$48k list, SNHU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern New Hampshire University is $42,860 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Photography at SNHU

#12

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#12 in overall quality

New England College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. New England College is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.

NEC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New England College is $26,858 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Photography at New England College

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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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