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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Printmaking (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$24,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Printmaking is the 825th most popular major in the country with 191 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 61 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in printmaking. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent printmaking programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the printmaking program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Printmaking (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY New Paltz landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New Paltz, New York, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY New Paltz also took the #4 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,543 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY New Paltz.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Printmaking at SUNY New Paltz

#2

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purchase, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s printmaking degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Purchase College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $12,928 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Purchase College.

Read more about Printmaking at Purchase College

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $18,315 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Temple University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Printmaking at Temple University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryland Institute College of Art. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Maryland Institute College of Art is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 8 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

MICA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MICA is $30,982 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Printmaking at Maryland Institute College of Art

#5

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Pratt Institute - Main is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute also took the #1 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pratt Institute is $38,609 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Pratt Institute - Main Printmaking Report

#6

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

PAFA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for PAFA is $34,026 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full PAFA Printmaking Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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