2025 Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Commercial Photography is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #214 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 32 associate degrees in commercial photography to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Commercial Photography School for Your Associate Degree

The commercial photography associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to commercial photography students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other commercial photography students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized commercial photography related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for commercial photography students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Commercial Photography Schools

The commercial photography 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 Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Commercial Photography in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in commercial photography.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Commercial Photography

1

Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Collin County Community College District if you wish to pursue an associate degree in commercial photography. Located in the large suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in commercial photography from Collin County Community College District

2

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Austin Community College District is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in commercial photography. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in commercial photography from Austin Community College District

3

Sessions College for Professional Design
Tempe, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in commercial photography has to take a look at Sessions College for Professional Design. Sessions College is a small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Tempe.More information about a associate in commercial photography from Sessions College for Professional Design

Best Commercial Photography Colleges by State

Explore the best commercial photography colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	22
Arizona	349	7
New Mexico	255	0

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Commercial Photography Related Rankings by Major

Commercial Photography is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Commercial Photography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	216
Commercial & Advertising Art	142
Interior Design	127
Visual Communications	125
Game & Interactive Media Design	75
Fashion Design	56
Illustration	35
Industrial Design	6

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.