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Photography at Rhode Island School of Design

Photography at Rhode Island School of Design

If you plan to study photography, take a look at what Rhode Island School of Design has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 2,227 students attend the school each year.

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

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 Master’s Program

50% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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.

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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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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