2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Folk Art Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 129 people earned their degree in crafts, folk art and artisanry, making the major the 333rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, crafts, folk art and artisanry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $20,767 and had an average of $26,906 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 6 crafts, folk art and artisanry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 crafts, folk art and artisanry graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent crafts, folk art and artisanry 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 crafts, folk art and artisanry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The folk art 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 Folk Art Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Folk Art Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree folk art students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$35,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Folk Art Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Northwest College of Art landed the #1 spot on the list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific Northwest College of Art also made our “Best Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Northwest College of Art are $35,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pacific Northwest College of Art Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry (Income $0-$30k)

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.

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