2025 Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in photography, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #202 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for photography students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 35 associate degrees in photography to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on photography students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of photography students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized photography related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for photography students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Photography in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for photography students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Photography

1

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in photography needs to look into Northern Virginia Community College. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Annandale.More information about a associate in photography from Northern Virginia Community College

2

Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Daytona State College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing an associate degree in photography. Daytona State College is a large public college located in the city of Daytona Beach.More information about a associate in photography from Daytona State College

Best Photography Colleges by State

Explore the best photography colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	232	38
Virginia	158	17

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Photography Related Rankings by Major

Photography is one of 4 different types of Film, Video & Photographic Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Photography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	182
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	27
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	26

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.