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2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s

8 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$38,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

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 Master’s”.

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Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree printmaking students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Printmaking

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 masters’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Printmaking Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple Printmaking Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Printmaking Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Printmaking at Ohio University - Athens Campus

#3

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cranbrook Academy of Art. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s list. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s printmaking degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Carnbrook Academy also made our “Best Printmaking Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnbrook Academy are $40,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Printmaking at Cranbrook Academy of Art

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s list. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 2 masters’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Printmaking Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Savannah College of Art and Design Printmaking Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.

Pacific Northwest College of Art also took the #7 spot in our “Best Printmaking Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Northwest College of Art are $35,772, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Printmaking at Pacific Northwest College of Art

#6

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Yale University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best Printmaking Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Printmaking at Yale University

#7

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

The University of the Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. UArts is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.

UArts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Printmaking Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of the Arts are $46,680, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Printmaking at The University of the Arts

#8

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Rhode Island School of Design ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Master’s list. Rhode Island School of Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 8 masters’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

RISD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Printmaking Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RISD are $54,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Printmaking at Rhode Island School of Design

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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