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Photography at American Academy of Art

Photography at American Academy of Art

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

The Academy is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 169 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.

The Academy Photography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Photography

The Academy Photography Rankings

The photography major at The Academy 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 The Academy

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

The Academy Photography Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of photography bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its photography bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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 IL, the home state for American Academy of Art.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Photographers 2,600 $36,290

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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