Photography at Rhode Island School of Design

Every photography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the photography program at Rhode Island School of Design stacks up to those at other schools.

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 2,227.

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

RISD Photography Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Photography
• Master’s Degree in Photography

RISD Photography Rankings

The photography major at RISD 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 RISD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the photography majors at Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD Photography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of photography bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical photography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at RISD since its program graduates 41% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a bachelor's in photography.

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

RISD Photography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of photography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in photography each year. RISD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a master's in photography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island School of Design.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	710	$83,080
Photographers	250	$54,800

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.