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

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Photography Report

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 27 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Northern Arizona University.

Read more about Photography at NAU

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Photography at Sam Houston State University

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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.

UH also made our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Photography students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UH Photography Report

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Photography at Texas State University

#6 in overall quality

Saint Edward’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Photography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Edward’s University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Photography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Edward’s University is $24,833 for southwest region bachelor’s degree photography students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Photography at St. Edward’s University

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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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