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Photography at Virginia Commonwealth University

Photography at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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

VCU Photography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Photography

VCU Photography Rankings

The photography major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU Photography Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of photography bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in photography at VCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in photography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Photographers 860 $37,420

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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