2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Photography in Illinois

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in photography, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #215 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Photography in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 67 bachelor's degrees in photography to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Photography School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in photography matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Photography in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of photography students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for photography.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Photography in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in photography.

Most Well Attended Schools for Photography Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

44 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Columbia College Chicago if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in photography. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photography in Illinois.

There were roughly 44 photography individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Columbia College Chicago

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in photography has to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photography in Illinois.

There were roughly 11 photography students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in photography from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3

Bradley University
Peoria, IL

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in photography needs to take a look at Bradley University. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Peoria. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photography in Illinois.

There were roughly 9 photography individuals who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Bradley University

4

American Academy of Art
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at American Academy of Art if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in photography. The Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photography in Illinois.

There were roughly 2 photography individuals who graduated with this degree at The Academy in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in photography from American Academy of Art

5

Judson University
Elgin, IL

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the midsize city of Elgin, Judson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 1 photography students who graduated with this degree at Judson in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Judson University

6

Dominican University
River Forest, IL

Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Dominican University

Best Photography Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Photography Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	34
Ohio	598	30
Indiana	532	20
Wisconsin	421	6

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Photography Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Photography has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	460
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	15
Documentary Production	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.