A degree in photography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #310 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of photography. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 447 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for photography schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.
The photography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Photography Schools in New York.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't 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.
It's hard to beat New York University if you want to pursue a degree in photography. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 50 photography students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Rochester Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in photography. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.
There were roughly 68 photography students who graduated with this degree at RIT 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 is difficult to beat Syracuse University if you want to pursue a degree in photography. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 18 photography students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in photography needs to take a look at The New School. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 22nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 82 photography students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 53rd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 28 photography students who graduated with this degree at Purchase College 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.
QC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Queens. This college ranks 52nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 7 photography students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available.
Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Selden. This college ranks 33rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 11 photography students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk County Community College 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for photography schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
