Commercial Photography at Prairie State College

Every commercial photography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the commercial photography program at Prairie State College stacks up to those at other schools.

Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and approximately 2,716 students attend the school each year.

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

Prairie State College Commercial Photography Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Commercial Photography (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Commercial Photography

Prairie State College Commercial Photography Rankings

Commercial Photography Student Demographics at Prairie State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the commercial photography majors at Prairie State College.

Prairie State College Commercial Photography Associate’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of commercial photography associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in commercial photography only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at Prairie State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 39% more women than average.

Prairie State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in commercial photography graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie State College with a associate's in commercial photography.

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

Careers That Commercial Photography Grads May Go Into

A degree in commercial 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 Prairie State College.

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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