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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,438 people earned their degree in photography, making the major the 291st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 53 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The photography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota County Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Photography Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s photography students in 2019-2020.

DCTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,822 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Photography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Dakota County Technical 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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