by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Photography Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 324 bachelor's degrees in photography during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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The photography bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for photography students working on their bachelor's degree.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in photography.
It is hard to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in photography. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in photography from New York University
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in photography has to take a look at Rochester Institute of Technology. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Rochester Institute of Technology
It is difficult to beat Syracuse University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in photography. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Syracuse University
It is difficult to beat School of Visual Arts if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in photography. SVA is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in photography from School of Visual Arts
Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in photography from The New School
Located in the suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Purchase College
Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Pratt Institute - Main
QC is a large public college located in the city of Queens.More information about a bachelor’s in photography from Queens College
Explore all the Best Photography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 698 | 69 |
| Maryland | 370 | 12 |
| District of Columbia | 226 | 1 |
| Delaware | 224 | 0 |
One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Photography has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film & Video Production | 947 |
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 388 |
| Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts | 97 |
| Documentary Production | 9 |