by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 160 people earned their degree in printmaking, making the major the 862nd most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major” ranking analyzed 48 colleges that offered a degree in printmaking. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their printmaking program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for printmaking students.
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico landed the #1 spot on the list. Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico is a small school located in San Juan, that handed out 8 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montserrat College of Art. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major. Montserrat College of Art is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Printmaking at Montserrat College of Art
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco Art Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 5 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Printmaking at San Francisco Art Institute
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cranbrook Academy of Art. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major. Cranbrook Academy of Art is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 7 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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.
Maine College of Art did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking, coming in at #7. Maine College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 4 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s printmaking degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate 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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Rhode Island School of Design came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. Rhode Island School of Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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Kansas City Art Institute came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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.
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Purchase College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 13 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
California College of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 4 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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 California College of the Arts
Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking, coming in at #14. Maryland Institute College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 5 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Cleveland Institute of Art did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s printmaking degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
University of Dallas came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 4 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Yale University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s printmaking degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Bennington College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s printmaking students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
SUNY New Paltz landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. New Paltz, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s printmaking degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Arcadia University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. Arcadia is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Temple University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Puget Sound came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. University of Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 1 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking, coming in at #23. Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate 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.
University of Hartford did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking, coming in at #24. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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.
New England College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henniker, New Hampshire. It awarded 1 ’s printmaking degrees in 2020-2021.
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