2024 Best Printmaking Schools in the Great Lakes Region
7Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
13Printmaking Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, printmaking sits in the middle of the road, ranking #862 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for printmaking students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 13 degrees in printmaking to qualified students.
Your choice of printmaking school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for printmaking schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Best Printmaking Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Printmaking in the Great Lakes Region
The schools below may not offer all types of printmaking degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Bradley University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in printmaking. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Peoria. A Best Colleges rank of #309 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bradley is a great university overall.More information about a degree in printmaking from Bradley University
Cranbrook Academy of Art is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in printmaking. Carnbrook Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
There were about 5 printmaking students who graduated with this degree at Carnbrook Academy in the most recent data year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in printmaking. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were about 3 printmaking students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.
Cleveland Institute of Art is a great option for students pursuing a degree in printmaking. Located in the city of Cleveland, CIA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 1 printmaking students who graduated with this degree at CIA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 1 printmaking students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 3 printmaking students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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