Best Schools for Photography in Michigan
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the photography degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Photography
College For Creative Studies is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in photography. Located in the city of Detroit, College For Creative Studies is a small private not-for-profit university. Roughly 71% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 16 photography students who graduated with this degree at College For Creative Studies in the most recent data year. Photography graduates of College For Creative Studies earn a median of $24,350 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 12 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.