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Photography at School of Visual Arts

Photography at School of Visual Arts

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 School of Visual Arts stacks up to those at other schools.

SVA is located in New York, New York and approximately 3,692 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.

SVA Photography Degrees Available

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

SVA Photography Rankings

Photography Student Demographics at SVA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the photography majors at School of Visual Arts.

SVA Photography Master’s Program

74% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of photography master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 36
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 NY, the home state for School of Visual Arts.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Photographers 4,090 $53,150

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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