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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photography in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$39,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Photography Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 618 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Photography in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Marywood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Photography at Marywood

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s photography degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree photography students with aid list, Temple has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s photography students in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Photography at RIT

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Photography at Syracuse University

#5

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, School of Visual Arts landed the #5 spot on the list. SVA is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 56 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SVA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of Visual Arts are $48,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 14 masters’s photography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MICA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MICA are $49,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Photography at MICA

#7

The New School

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The New School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Photography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. New School University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University also made our “Best Photography Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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