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Photography at Black Hills State University

Photography at Black Hills State University

If you plan to study photography, take a look at what Black Hills State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,608.

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

BHSU Photography Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Photography (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Photography

BHSU Photography Rankings

The photography major at BHSU 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 BHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the photography majors at Black Hills State University.

BHSU Photography Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of photography bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in photography at BHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 1
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 SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 190 $64,020
Photographers 160 $30,380

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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