undergraduate
Printmaking
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What is a printmaking major?
Printmaking prepares participants to creatively and technically represent emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. Courses may include instruction in monochrome and color printing, tonality, chemistry, equipment set-up and maintenance, techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite, and personal style development.
How much do printmaking majors make?
This data isn't currently reported, but we're working on it!
How popular is printmaking as a major?
Each year, around 140 students obtain a bachelor’s degree and fewer than 5 students obtain an associate degree in printmaking. In 2021, 119 students received a bachelor's degree and fewer than 5 students received an associate degree. This is 6% fewer printmaking majors than there were in 2020. Printmaking is a relatively uncommon major within art.
