2025 Best Photojournalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to popularity, photojournalism sits in the middle of the road, ranking #883 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Photojournalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 36 degrees in photojournalism to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Photojournalism Schools List

Pick Your Photojournalism Degree Level

The photojournalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Photojournalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Photojournalism in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the photojournalism degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Photojournalism

1

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Ohio University - Athens Campus if you want to pursue a degree in photojournalism. OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the distant town of Athens.More information about a degree in photojournalism from Ohio University - Athens Campus

2

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Central Michigan University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in photojournalism. Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.More information about a degree in photojournalism from Central Michigan University

Best Photojournalism Colleges by State

Explore the best photojournalism colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	27
Michigan	915	16
Illinois	870	9
Indiana	737	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Photojournalism

Photojournalism is one of 6 different types of Journalism programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Photojournalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Journalism	1,450
Other Journalism	37
Broadcast Journalism	20

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.