2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s
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Printmaking is the 825th most popular major in the country with 191 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in printmaking. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality printmaking programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the printmaking program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Printmaking
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.
Ferris did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $12,889 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY New Paltz. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s. New Paltz, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s printmaking degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
SUNY New Paltz also took the #9 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY New Paltz is $17,171 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purchase College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s. 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.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree printmaking students list, Purchase College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purchase College is $18,326 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.
Salem State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Salem State is $18,399 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Temple University is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Temple also took the #8 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Temple University is $23,521 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Aquinas College Michigan ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Aquinas College Michigan, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Aquinas College Michigan is $18,549 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.
Saint Ambrose University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.
St. Ambrose University also took the #25 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St. Ambrose University is $26,204 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s printmaking degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
MCAD also took the #12 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCAD is $28,717 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.
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.
Read more about Printmaking at Minneapolis College of Art and Design
With a ranking of #9, Montserrat College of Art did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Montserrat College of Art is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 7 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree printmaking students list, Montserrat College of Art has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $31,313 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students per year to attend Montserrat College of Art.
Read full report on Printmaking at Montserrat College of Art
New England College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $29,082 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students per year to attend New England College.
Art Academy of Cincinnati did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Art Academy of Cincinnati is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Art Academy of Cincinnati is $24,071 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #12, Kansas City Art Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree printmaking students list, Kansas City Art Institute has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas City Art Institute is $30,452 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Printmaking at Kansas City Art Institute
With a ranking of #13, Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $24,043 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students per year to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s printmaking degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCAD, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Savannah College of Art and Design is $43,641 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.
Maine College of Art landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Maine College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree printmaking students list, Maine College of Art has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Maine College of Art is $32,293 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
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.
With a ranking of #16, University of Hartford did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.
UHart also took the #19 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UHart is $28,541 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.
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.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.
PAFA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is $26,284 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Pacific Northwest College of Art did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.
Pacific Northwest College of Art not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art is $33,872 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
Read full report on Printmaking at Pacific Northwest College of Art
Maryland Institute College of Art ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.
MICA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $38,921 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students per year to attend MICA.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Texas Christian University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Christian University is $36,811 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #21, San Francisco Art Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SFAI is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree printmaking students list, SFAI has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Francisco Art Institute is $41,392 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Pratt Institute is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
Pratt Institute also took the #4 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pratt Institute - Main is $45,571 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #23, University of Puget Sound did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s printmaking degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Puget Sound did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Puget Sound is $35,149 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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.
Rhode Island School of Design came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rhode Island School of Design is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree printmaking students list, RISD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $43,982 for Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students per year to attend Rhode Island School of Design.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
California College of the Arts came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. California College of the Arts is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
California College of the Arts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend California College of the Arts is $33,876 for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 California College of the Arts
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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%.
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- *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.
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