Commercial Photography

Liberal Arts • Visual And Performing Arts

What is it about?

A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences, and recording events and people, via digital, film, still and video photography. Includes instruction in specialized camera and equipment operation and maintenance, applications to commercial and industrial needs, and photography business operations.

Numbers at a glance

636th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
4
Colleges offer it
80
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
16
Women
64

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Appalachian State University34
Fashion Institute of Technology32
Kent State University at Kent12
Framingham State University2
Average public university graduating class: 20 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates

O's Insights on Commercial Photography

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 100% of graduates come from public universities.

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