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2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 113 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in photography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent photography programs, but they also 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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Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $14,250 for southwest region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Photography at Texas State

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $14,033 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Photography at Texas A&M Commerce

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,505 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UH Photography Report

#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,832 for southwest region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,675 for southwest region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Photography at NAU

#6 in overall quality

Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Edward’s University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St. Edward’s University is $23,929 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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