2025 Best Printmaking Schools in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to popularity, printmaking sits in the middle of the road, ranking #862 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Printmaking Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 degrees in printmaking annually.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Printmaking Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Printmaking in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of printmaking degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Printmaking

1

University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat University of Puget Sound if you want to pursue a degree in printmaking. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in printmaking from University of Puget Sound

2

Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in printmaking has to check out Pacific Northwest College of Art. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Portland.More information about a degree in printmaking from Pacific Northwest College of Art

Best Printmaking Colleges by State

Explore the best printmaking schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	9
Washington	831	1
Oregon	587	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Printmaking

Printmaking is one of 13 different types of Fine & Studio Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Printmaking

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art Studies	5,058
Fine Arts	1,725
Art History	558
Intermedia/Multimedia	152
Jewelry Arts	148
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	131
Drawing	38
Painting	36
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	28
Sculpture	14

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.