Photography Schools Worldwide

Online Photography Schools and Programs

Photography programs studied online or in a hybrid or low-residency format. Fully online programs are separated from those that require campus time, and required residencies are shown prominently.

Online certificatesOnline bachelor’sOnline master’sOnline vs on campus

Hybrid and low-residency programs are not fully online. Also check where students are eligible to enrol.

What is online, by kind

Every listing below states how much physical attendance is required and whether instruction is live or recorded. Hybrid and low-residency programs are never presented as fully online.

Fully online (10)

Taught entirely online. Check for any in-person assessment before applying.

Hybrid (6)

Part online, part on campus. Required in-person time is stated on each listing.

  • Certificate IV in Photography and Digital Imaging

    Canberra Institute of Technology

    HybridLive or recorded not statedRegular physical attendanceRequired: Study includes approximately 20 hours per week of scheduled study plus approximately 10 hours per week of online, self-directed learning.

    Price not published

  • 通信教育部 美術科 写真コース

    Kyoto University of the Arts · 学士（芸術）

    HybridLive or recorded not statedAttendance requirement not verifiedRequired: Schooling sessions are attended face to face or remotely, at the student's choice; any further campus requirement is not stated on the page.

    Price not published

  • Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging

    TAFE SA

    HybridLive or recorded not statedRegular physical attendanceRequired: Study mode is blended; attendance is up to 3 days a week combining on-campus and online learning.

    A$14,667 whole program, 2027

  • Diploma of Photography and Content Creation

    Torrens University Australia (Billy Blue College of Design)

    HybridLive or recorded not statedRegular physical attendanceRequired: Study mode is listed as Online, On campus, Blended; the page does not say which units require attendance.

    Price not published

  • Máster de Formación Permanente en Fotografía, Arte y Técnica

    Universitat Politècnica de València · Máster de Formación Permanente

    HybridLive or recorded not statedRegular physical attendanceRequired: Listed as semipresencial: 700 hours in person and 200 hours online.

    €8,050 whole program, 2025-26

  • Diploma of Professional Photography

    University of Southern Queensland

    HybridLive or recorded not statedAttendance requirement not verifiedRequired: The UniSQ page lists study locations as Toowoomba and Online; any on-campus requirement was not stated in the text read.

    Price not published

Low residency (1)

Mostly remote with periodic mandatory residencies.

  • MFA in Photography

    University of Hartford

    Low residencyLive or recorded not statedPeriodic residencies requiredRequired: Students meet on campus for two weeks each summer; fall and spring sessions are held off campus in cities in the US and abroad.

    Price not published

17 programs

Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per credit, per term, per year, whole program) are not comparable. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.