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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Painting is the 492nd most popular major in the country with 739 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 60 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in painting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great painting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the painting 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.

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Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,297 for far western us region bachelor’s degree painting students with aid per year to attend UW Seattle.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Painting at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UO is $16,461 for far western us region bachelor’s degree painting students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Read more about Painting at UO

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Northwest College of Art landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s painting students in 2019-2020.

Pacific Northwest College of Art also made our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Pacific Northwest College of Art is $33,872 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students with aid.

Full Pacific Northwest College of Art Painting Report

#4

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puget Sound landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Puget Sound is a small school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 1 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Puget Sound, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Puget Sound is $35,149 for far western us region bachelor’s degree painting students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The 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.

Read more about Painting at Puget Sound

#5

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California College of the Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree painting students with aid list, California College of the Arts has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California College of the Arts is $33,876 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 more about Painting at California College of the Arts

#6

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

San Francisco Art Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Painting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

SFAI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Painting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Francisco Art Institute is $41,392 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Painting students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Painting at SFAI

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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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