| Rank | Top Photography Colleges in California (USA) |
| 1 | Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA Private, for-profit · 4-year |
| 2 | California Institute of the Arts Santa Clarita, CA Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 3 | California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, CA Public · 4-year |
| 4 | University of La Verne La Verne, CA Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 5 | Pacific Union College Angwin, CA Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 6 | ArtCenter College of Design Pasadena, CA Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 7 | California College of the Arts (CCA) San Francisco, CA Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 8 | Barstow Community College Barstow, CA Public · 2-year |
| 9 | San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA Public · 2-year |
| 10 | Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA Public · 2-year |
