2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photography in Illinois (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” 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 Illinois, there were 73 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in photography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality photography programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree photography students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photography in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read more about Photography at UIC

#2

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$2,350 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia College Chicago is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $2,350, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Photography at Columbia College Chicago

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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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