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2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

2 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 191 people earned their degree in printmaking, making the major the 825th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 3 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in printmaking. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great printmaking 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 printmaking program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Printmaking (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California College of the Arts. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. 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 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $28,555 for California Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend California College of the Arts.

The 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 low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Printmaking at California College of the Arts

#2

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Art Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. San Francisco Art Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 2 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFAI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Francisco Art Institute is $35,029 for California Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Printmaking at SFAI

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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