Photography is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #310 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Photography Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 100 degrees in photography annually.
The photography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Photography rankings. For our Best Overall Photography School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Photography Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of photography degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in photography needs to check out Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Allendale. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 photography students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Washtenaw Community College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in photography. Washtenaw Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Ann Arbor. This college ranks 29th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 19 photography students who graduated with this degree at Washtenaw Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
It's difficult to beat College for Creative Studies if you want to pursue a degree in photography. CCS is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Detroit.
There were approximately 13 photography students who graduated with this degree at CCS in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Mott Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in photography. MCC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Flint. This college ranks 31st out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 6 photography students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
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).
The photography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Photography rankings. For our Best Overall Photography School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
