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Career Information for Photographers in New York

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Fast Facts for Photographers in New York

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Glens Falls, Syracuse, and Nassau
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Utica, Poughkeepsie, and Albany
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New York, Nassau, and Buffalo

Salaries for Photographers in New York

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: New York, Glens Falls, and Albany. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Photographers in New York are listed below.

Selected Photography Schools in New York

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Briarcliffe College
Bethpage

Career-oriented college with 35 years experience teaching useful job skills to its attendees. Offers intercollegiate athletic programs.

  • Programs: Photography And Commercial Art
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Selected Online Schools for Photographers in New York

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 And Commercial Art
  • 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: Photography And Commercial Art
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

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

  • Programs: Photography And Commercial Art
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More New York Photography Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island CityAssociate15,169
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklynBachelor13,502
CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBaysideAssociate13,359
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew YorkMasters9,938
Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimerAssociate3,328
Ithaca CollegeIthacaDoctorate6,660
Long Island University-C W Post CampusBrookvilleDoctorate8,361
Mohawk Valley Community College-Utica BranchUticaAssociate6,044
Nassau Community CollegeGarden CityAssociate21,483
New York UniversityNew YorkDoctorate & First Professional41,783
Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuseAssociate10,637
Pratt Institute-MainBrooklynMasters4,830
Purchase CollegePurchaseMasters4,251
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochesterDoctorate14,849
Rockland Community CollegeSuffernAssociate6,653
Sage College of AlbanyAlbanyDoctorate1,987
School of Visual ArtsNew YorkMasters3,946
St. John's University-New YorkQueensDoctorate20,096
Suffolk County Community CollegeSeldenAssociate22,092
Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch SheldrakeAssociate1,611
SUNY College at BrockportBrockportMasters8,303
SUNY College at BuffaloBuffaloMasters10,993
SUNY College at New PaltzNew PaltzMasters7,690
Syracuse UniversitySyracuseDoctorate & First Professional19,084
The New SchoolNew YorkDoctorate9,659
Tompkins-Cortland Community CollegeDrydenAssociate3,213
Villa Maria College BuffaloBuffaloBachelor455

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Photographers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New York. 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

NEW YORK

   
Glens Falls40$38,0702
Syracuse200$28,2201.5
Nassau740$30,1301.3
Buffalo250$29,2701.1
New York2,050$51,6800.9
Albany170$36,4700.9
Poughkeepsie70$27,2200.7
Utica30$29,7300.6
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