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Photography at Academy of Art University

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a photography school? To help you decide if Academy of Art University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's photography program.

Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 8,928 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Photography section at the bottom of this page.

Academy of Art University Photography Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Photography
Bachelor’s Degree in Photography
Master’s Degree in Photography

Online Classes Are Available at Academy of Art University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Academy of Art University offers distance education options for photography at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Academy of Art University Photography Rankings

The photography major at Academy of Art University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Photography. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Photography Student Demographics at Academy of Art University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the photography majors at Academy of Art University.

Academy of Art University Photography Associate’s Program

70% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of photography associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Academy of Art University with a associate's in photography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Academy of Art University Photography Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of photography bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical photography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Academy of Art University since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Academy of Art University with a bachelor's in photography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Academy of Art University Photography Master’s Program

53% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of photography master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in photography each year. Academy of Art University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Academy of Art University with a master's in photography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Film & Video Production

Careers That Photography Grads May Go Into

A degree in photography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Academy of Art University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Photographers	6,060	$52,720

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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