by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 162 people earned their degree in printmaking, making the major the 862nd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 117 printmaking graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in printmaking. That schools that top this list have a program in printmaking in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree printmaking students.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montserrat College of Art. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major. Beverly, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s printmaking degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Printmaking at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maine College of Art. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major. Portland, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s printmaking degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Pacific Northwest College of Art ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Massachusetts College of Art and Design Printmaking Report
Kansas City Art Institute landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. Kansas City Art Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 7 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purchase College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. Purchase College is a small school located in Purchase, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Rhode Island School of Design did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #12, California College of the Arts did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. California College of the Arts is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 5 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Printmaking at California College of the Arts
Maryland Institute College of Art came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. MICA is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 11 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Cleveland Institute of Art ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. CIA is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergraduate 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.
Bennington College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. Bennington College is a small school located in Bennington, Vermont that handed out 0 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Dallas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. University of Dallas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, SUNY New Paltz did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s printmaking degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Arcadia University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. Arcadia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Puget Sound ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s printmaking students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 full report on Printmaking at University of Puget Sound
Pratt Institute - Main did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking, coming in at #20. Pratt Institute - Main is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 4 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Temple University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking, coming in at #21. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #22, University of Hartford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s printmaking degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
New England College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major ranking. New England College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Buffalo State did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Printmaking Major list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s printmaking degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Printmaking at University of Akron Main Campus
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