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Career Information for Photographers in Michigan

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Fast Facts for Photographers in Michigan

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Grand Rapids and Lansing
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Ann Arbor and Flint
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Grand Rapids and Lansing

Salaries for Photographers in Michigan

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Photographers in Michigan are listed below.

Selected Photography Schools in Michigan

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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The Art Institutes
Novi

The Art Institutes (AI) provides programs that stimulate the minds of its students with programs in design, the arts, game programming, culinary cuisine, and fashion.

  • Programs: Commercial Photography, Digital Photography, Photography, Photography And Design , Video Skills
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Photographers in Michigan

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division
Online

Established in 2000, the school blends creative arts and design education with the convenience of web-based learning. Students attend classes online with no pre-set schedule.

  • Programs: Photography
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Intro To Photography
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Contractor/Construction Management, Photography
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Michigan Photography Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Andrews UniversityBerrien SpringsDoctorate & First Professional3,221
Central Michigan UniversityMount PleasantDoctorate26,611
College for Creative StudiesDetroitBachelor1,307
Cranbrook Academy of ArtBloomfield HillsMasters144
Ferris State UniversityBig RapidsDoctorate13,087
Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand RapidsAssociate15,212
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendaleDoctorate23,464
Josephs College of BeautyJacksonAssociate6,173
Lansing Community CollegeLansingAssociate19,465
Mott Community CollegeFlintAssociate10,455
Oakland Community CollegeBloomfield HillsAssociate24,532
Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn ArborAssociate12,068
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazooDoctorate24,433

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Photographers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Michigan. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Photographers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Photographers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

MICHIGAN

   
Grand Rapids270$35,3901.6
Lansing100$34,3301.2
Flint50$27,9800.9
Ann Arbor60$54,8000.9
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