2027 Best Value Photography Schools in Rhode Island
[Photography](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/film-video-and-photographic-arts/photography/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for photography students.
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2027 Best Value Photography Schools in Rhode Island
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in photography, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Photography Schools
Our analysis ranked Rhode Island College the best value for a degree in photography in Rhode Island. Set in the suburb of Providence, Rhode Island College is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $11,300, compared with $27,299 for out-of-state students. Photography graduates carry a median of $23,394 in student loans. Early-career photography graduates make about $18,685. That is a strong return on a $23,394 median debt. Rhode Island College admits about 92% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Rhode Island School Of Design earned it the #2 place for photography. Located in the city of Providence, Rhode Island School Of Design is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $62,688 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for photography graduates is $27,000. Photography graduates of Rhode Island School Of Design earn a median of $17,701 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Rhode Island School Of Design admits about 19% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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