Photography

Liberal Arts • Visual And Performing Arts

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, and digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects.

Numbers at a glance

211th
Popular nationwide
265
Search Rank on O's List
102
Colleges offer it
1,051
Graduates (2018-19)
Men31%Women69%

Trends

Graduates
1,1451,1401,2111,3311,3811,3661,3851,4031,5531,4761,5781,5641,5441,4341,3161,2061,1061,0511,1041,02005001,0001,5002001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-21
Popularity Rank
Top501001502002502002200420062008201020122014201620182020

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Public30Private72
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Public9Private11
Number of Colleges by Size
Very Small17Small29Medium-Sized31Large12Very Large13

O's Insights on Photography

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 26% of graduates come from public universities.

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