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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Printmaking in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in printmaking. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality printmaking programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the printmaking program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree printmaking students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Printmaking 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY New Paltz landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Paltz, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree printmaking students list, SUNY New Paltz has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY New Paltz is $17,171 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Printmaking at SUNY New Paltz

#2

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purchase College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. 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 also took the #5 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Purchase College is $18,326 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students.

Full Purchase College Printmaking Report

#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. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree printmaking students list, Temple has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Temple is $23,521 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree printmaking students.

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

Read more about Printmaking at Temple

#4

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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 $26,284 for Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Read more about Printmaking at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryland Institute College of Art. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.

MICA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $38,921 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students per year to attend Maryland Institute College of Art.

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 MICA

#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#1 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pratt Institute 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 $45,571 for Middle Atlantic Region 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Printmaking at Pratt Institute - Main

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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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