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

A bachelor's degree in photography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #215 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Photography in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in photography during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Photography in Pennsylvania ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for photography, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for photography.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

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

Below you'll see a list of 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

The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA

22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in photography needs to check out The University of the Arts. UArts is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photography in Pennsylvania.

There were about 22 photography individuals who graduated with this degree at UArts in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in photography from The University of the Arts

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in photography needs to take a look at Temple University. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photography in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 10 photography students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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

3

Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In PA

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in photography has to check out Moore College of Art and Design. Moore College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photography in Pennsylvania.

There were about 7 photography students who graduated with this degree at Moore College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Moore College of Art and Design

3

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Lancaster, PA

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in photography. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Lancaster.

There were roughly 7 photography students who graduated with this degree at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

5

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photography in Pennsylvania.

There were about 6 photography individuals who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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

6

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In PA

Point Park is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photography in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 5 photography individuals who graduated with this degree at Point Park in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Point Park University

7

Marywood University
Scranton, PA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Marywood is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Scranton. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in photography in Pennsylvania.

There were about 1 photography individuals who graduated with this degree at Marywood in the most recent data year.

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

8

Arcadia University
Glenside, PA

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

Best Photography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Photography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	681	325
Maryland	352	22
District of Columbia	234	1

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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.

Majors Similar to Photography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	203
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	144
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	45

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.