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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 2,175 people earned their degree in photography, making the major the 310th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 353 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 217 photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in photography. That schools that top this list have a program in photography in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 108 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Freed-Hardeman University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region. Freed-Hardeman University is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 13 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ringling College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region list. Ringling College is located in Sarasota, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Photography at Ringling College of Art and Design
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, John Brown University landed the #5 spot on the list. John Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Photography at Virginia Commonwealth University
Carson - Newman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 5 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Mount Olive ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region list. Mount Olive, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Barry University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Spelman College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Eckerd College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eckerd College is a small school located in Saint Petersburg, Florida that handed out 0 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Central Florida came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is located in Anderson, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s photography degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Coker University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region list. Hartsville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s photography degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Southern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Emory and Henry College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Emory, Virginia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s photography degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana Tech University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Photography Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s photography students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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