2025 Best Printmaking Schools in New York

Printmaking isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #862 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for printmaking students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 degrees in printmaking annually.

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• Best Overall Printmaking Schools List

Pick Your Printmaking Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Printmaking Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Printmaking in New York

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the printmaking degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New York Schools in Printmaking

1

Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in printmaking has to check out Pratt Institute - Main. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in printmaking from Pratt Institute - Main

2

Purchase College
Purchase, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat Purchase College if you wish to pursue a degree in printmaking. Purchase College is a small public college located in the suburb of Purchase.More information about a degree in printmaking from Purchase College

Best Printmaking Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Printmaking Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	978	21
Maryland	618	5

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	1,721
Art History	730
Art Studies	538
Jewelry Arts	178
Painting	130
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	127
Intermedia/Multimedia	34
Sculpture	32
Drawing	23
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	12

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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.