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2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$36,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 191 people earned their degree in printmaking, making the major the 825th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 17 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in printmaking. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great printmaking programs and cost less that 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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The printmaking school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region”.

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Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Printmaking in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific Northwest College of Art, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pacific Northwest College of Art is $33,872 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.

Read more about Printmaking at Pacific Northwest College of Art

#2

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco Art Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. SFAI is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 2 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

SFAI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SFAI is $41,392 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Printmaking at SFAI

#3

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puget Sound. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

Puget Sound also took the #2 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $35,149 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students per year to attend Puget Sound.

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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Printmaking at University of Puget Sound

#4

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California College of the Arts landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California College of the Arts is $33,876 for Far Western US Region 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 more about Printmaking at California College of the Arts

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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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