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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for photography students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 degrees in photography annually.
Your choice of photography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Photography Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
It is hard to beat Massachusetts College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a degree in photography. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.
There were approximately 12 photography students who graduated with this degree at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the most recent data year.
Lesley University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in photography. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were roughly 23 photography students who graduated with this degree at Lesley in the most recent data year.
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.
Fitchburg State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in photography. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.
There were roughly 2 photography students who graduated with this degree at Fitchburg State 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).
Your choice of photography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
