BU is an independent institution that services over 30,000 students. Within BU, photography is located under two arms—as a photojournalism major within the College of Communication and an elective under the College of Fine Arts. Nearly a half century old, the Photojournalism program prepares students to become top professionals in the newspaper and magazine worlds. Programs are supported by a host of exhibitions at the BU Art Gallery, Sherman, and 808 galleries.

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CDIA offers extensive, practical, hands-on, career oriented education and training in the rapidly emerging digital arts fields of Photography, Digital Filmmaking, Graphic and Web Design, Recording Arts, and 3D Animation. Located in Waltham, with a new center opening in Washington, D.C., CDIA offers year-long certificate programs, both full-time and part-time, as well as shorter flexible workshops designed to fit your schedule.

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Located in downtown Boston, Emerson is the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context. Students can take photography through the Visual and Media Arts Department, which offers a BFA and BA in media production or media studies, and courses in film, audio, video, or new media programs. The student group, Developed Images, showcases work via publications, events, and community service.

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Located just 20 miles north of Boston with 1,700 students, Endicott College provides programs linking classroom skills with off-campus experience. The School of Art and Design offers a concentration in photography through the Visual Communications or Studio Arts departments. Students undergo a rigorous foundation program focusing on digital and analog processes and all students are required to undertake three internships during their academic career.

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Lauren Davieau, Yvonne, 2007, Inkjet print, 19 x 13 inches, Communication/ Media – Photography, Graduating Senior

Fitchburg State is located 50 miles west of Boston and has a student body of over 5,000. It offers a four-year BS degree in Communications Media with a concentration in photography in combination with a liberal arts education. Boasting well-equipped facilities, Fitchburg trains students in traditional and digital photography as well as in graphics, film, video, electronic media, and communications. Fitchburg also offers an intensive national internship program.

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Adam Putnam, Untitled, 2007, Photo Illustration, 20 x 16 inches, Photography

Established in 1975 and located in Western Massachusetts, Hallmark provides a real world, serious approach to professional photographic education. With a unique and intense 10 month-training period, Hallmark's method is bolstered by an 11 to 1 student/instructor ratio along with an emphasis on technical, artistic, and business skills. Hallmark also offers the most up-to-date technology, a highly experienced and qualified staff, and a logical and realistic set of standards and processes.

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Maine College of Art (MECA) is a dynamic college of art and design where nationally recognized faculty, interdisciplinary programs, and state-of-the-art facilities create an educational experience that gives fresh vision to Maine's extraordinary legacy in the visual arts. Founded in 1882 and fully accredited, MECA educates artists at all stages of their creative careers, offering both the BFA and MFA degrees as well as a wide range of professional institutes and continuing studies classes for individuals of all ages.

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MassArt, as it is known, is the only state-funded public arts school in the United States. Founded in 1873, it offers both Bachelors and graduate degrees. Along with Film/Video and the unique Studio for Interrelated Media (SIM) division, photography is found under the Department of Media and Performing Arts. MassArt offers both a BFA and MFA in photography.

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MIT students can explore art within a social context through the Visual Arts Program (which also offers a MS in Visual Studies); participate in collaborations between artists and scientists through the Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS); and develop their talents through the Student Art Association. Photography classes are offered under the School of Architecture and Planning, but cross-disciplinary connections are always encouraged. Programs are enhanced by exhibitions at the List Visual Arts Center and MIT Museum.

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NEIA, located in Brookline Village, has offered a market-driven curriculum and industry-experienced faculty for over fifty years in design, film, and video production. In addition to its Associate and new BS degree program in digital photography, the school's Center for Professional Development offers a certificate in digital photography.

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NESOP, located in Kenmore Square, has been creating marketable artists since 1968. Its supportive, intense two-year Professional Photography program addresses the technical and artistic aspects of photography, giving NESOP students flexibility and business knowledge necessary to succeed in the industry. NESOP also offers an extensive Evening Workshop Program and rents darkroom space.  

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A small college located in Brookline, Newbury combines general education with a professional focus, offering bachelor, associate, and certificate degrees. Photography classes are offered under the School of Arts, Sciences and Design and are often taken by students in the Graphic Design or Communication BA programs.

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Eric Baumann, The 1, 2007, Inkjet Print, 30 x 4 inches, Journalism major, Sophomore

Photography lives within the Department of Art + Design at Northeastern and is an integral part of the new BFA degree in Digital Art. Other degrees offered include a BFA in Graphic Design, BA in Art, and a dual major in Multimedia Studies. Photo students take primarily digital imaging courses with some analog, combined with historical and theoretical studies. Keeping with Northeastern's commitment to practice-oriented education, most students elect five years of cooperative education. A new agreement with SMFA allows Northeastern students to cross register courses.

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SMFA is a comprehensive art school, which benefits from being associated with a larger institution, Tufts University. Degree options include a Diploma degree; BFA degree (which combines intensive studio arts with academic studies at Tufts); Five-Year Combined degree that awards students two degrees (a BFA and a BA or BS); and MFA degree. The SMFA actively encourages cross-medium experimentation, allowing for a broad range of approaches to the photographic arts

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Simmons is a nationally-distinguished, small undergraduate women's college whose Fenway location enables students to interact with the city as a cultural and professional resource. Backed by a liberal arts education combined with work experience, photography students in the Department of Art & Music can be part of a major or minor in Art or Arts Administration. The Trustman Art Gallery also offers exposure to internationally-recognized artists.

www.simmons.edu/academics/undergraduate/art_music

One of the five branches of the Massachusetts state university system, UMass Lowell is located just 25 miles northwest of Boston and serves over 13,000 students. Located under the Art Department, photography is part of a humanities-inspired four-year BFA art program that is heavily cross-disciplinary. A group of dedicated photo students make up an active student organization named the Friends of Photography.

www.uml.edu/Dept/Art