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2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Printmaking is the 825th most popular major in the country with 191 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 9 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the printmaking program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Printmaking (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Washington University in St Louis is $5,273 for plains states region bachelor’s degree printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full WUSTL Printmaking Report

#2

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

MCAD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $24,434 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

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.

Full Minneapolis College of Art and Design Printmaking Report

#3

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Ambrose University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. St. Ambrose University is a small school located in Davenport, Iowa that handed out 1 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Ambrose University also made our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Saint Ambrose University is $23,977 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Printmaking at St. Ambrose University

#4

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Art Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Printmaking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2019-2020.

Kansas City Art Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Printmaking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kansas City Art Institute is $26,393 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Printmaking students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Printmaking at Kansas City Art Institute

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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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