2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 associate degree level specifically, there were 10 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great photography programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the photography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

Okmulgee, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,500 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Photography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s photography students in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,500 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Photography students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology.

Full OSU Institute of Technology Photography Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Photography (Income Over $110k)

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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